diff --git a/scripts/create-mkdebian.sh b/scripts/create-mkdebian.sh
index 1cbd7a3c..f0808948 100644
--- a/scripts/create-mkdebian.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-mkdebian.sh
@@ -38,18 +38,27 @@ Section: `ini_value global.group`
 Priority: optional
 Standards-Version: 3.9.2
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9)
+EOT
+
+ini_value global.subpackages | grep -q run && cat << EOT
 
 Package: \$NAME-run
 Architecture: any
 Depends: \`format_depends "\${shlibs:Depends}, \${misc:Depends}, \$REQUIRES_RUN"\`
 Description: `ini_value summary`
 `ini_value description | sed 's/^/ /'`
+EOT
+
+ini_value global.subpackages | grep -q devel && cat << EOT
 
 Package: \$NAME-devel
 Architecture: any
 Depends: \`format_depends "\$NAME-run = \$VERSION-\$RELEASE, \$REQUIRES_DEVEL"\`
 Description: \$NAME Development Package
   Development tools for \$NAME-run
+EOT
+
+cat << EOT
 EOF
 }