diff --git a/debian/patches/deb_manpages_reportbug b/debian/patches/deb_manpages_reportbug
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7bcd767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/deb_manpages_reportbug
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From: Yaroslav Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>
+Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 00:40:57 -0500
+Subject: tune ups in upstream manpages to direct users to use reportbug
+
+--- a/man/fail2ban-client.1
++++ b/man/fail2ban-client.1
+@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ action <ACT> for <JAIL>
+ Written by Cyril Jaquier <cyril.jaquier@fail2ban.org>.
+ Many contributions by Yaroslav O. Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>.
+ .SH "REPORTING BUGS"
+-Report bugs to <lostcontrol@users.sourceforge.net>
++Please report bugs via Debian bug tracking system
++http://www.debian.org/Bugs/.
+ .SH COPYRIGHT
+ Copyright \(co 2004-2008 Cyril Jaquier
+ .br
+--- a/man/fail2ban-server.1
++++ b/man/fail2ban-server.1
+@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ print the version
+ Written by Cyril Jaquier <cyril.jaquier@fail2ban.org>.
+ Many contributions by Yaroslav O. Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>.
+ .SH "REPORTING BUGS"
+-Report bugs to <lostcontrol@users.sourceforge.net>
++Please report bugs via Debian bug tracking system
++http://www.debian.org/Bugs/.
+ .SH COPYRIGHT
+ Copyright \(co 2004-2008 Cyril Jaquier
+ .br
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7728eee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+deb_manpages_reportbug
diff --git a/man/fail2ban-client.1 b/man/fail2ban-client.1
index 9806a4a7..81227497 100644
--- a/man/fail2ban-client.1
+++ b/man/fail2ban-client.1
@@ -251,8 +251,7 @@ action <ACT> for <JAIL>
 Written by Cyril Jaquier <cyril.jaquier@fail2ban.org>.
 Many contributions by Yaroslav O. Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>.
 .SH "REPORTING BUGS"
-Please report bugs via Debian bug tracking system
-http://www.debian.org/Bugs/.
+Report bugs to <lostcontrol@users.sourceforge.net>
 .SH COPYRIGHT
 Copyright \(co 2004-2008 Cyril Jaquier
 .br
diff --git a/man/fail2ban-server.1 b/man/fail2ban-server.1
index 0341980e..9108b926 100644
--- a/man/fail2ban-server.1
+++ b/man/fail2ban-server.1
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ print the version
 Written by Cyril Jaquier <cyril.jaquier@fail2ban.org>.
 Many contributions by Yaroslav O. Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>.
 .SH "REPORTING BUGS"
-Please report bugs via Debian bug tracking system
-http://www.debian.org/Bugs/.
+Report bugs to <lostcontrol@users.sourceforge.net>
 .SH COPYRIGHT
 Copyright \(co 2004-2008 Cyril Jaquier
 .br