diff --git a/debian/lib/python/debian_linux/gencontrol.py b/debian/lib/python/debian_linux/gencontrol.py
index 013ea48c85..85c55f6a65 100644
--- a/debian/lib/python/debian_linux/gencontrol.py
+++ b/debian/lib/python/debian_linux/gencontrol.py
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ class PackagesBundle:
             package.meta['rules-check-packages'] = check_packages
 
             for name in (
+                    'NEWS',
                     'bug-presubj',
                     'lintian-overrides',
                     'maintscript',
diff --git a/debian/rules.real b/debian/rules.real
index 7bdfdcf1a5..483e3d5934 100644
--- a/debian/rules.real
+++ b/debian/rules.real
@@ -402,7 +402,6 @@ endif
 	  binary_image_bug \
 	  DESTDIR='$(DESTDIR)' PACKAGE_NAME='$(PACKAGE_NAME)' REAL_VERSION='$(REAL_VERSION)'
 	dh_strip --no-automatic-dbgsym -Xvmlinux -Xvmlinuz
-	ln -sf linux-image.NEWS debian/$(PACKAGE_NAME).NEWS
 	+$(MAKE_SELF) install-base
 
 binary_image_bug:
@@ -499,7 +498,6 @@ binary_signed-template:
 	chmod 755 $(DEBIAN_DIR)/rules
 	cp -R	debian/copyright \
 		debian/installer \
-		debian/linux-image.NEWS \
 		$(CODE_SIGNING_DIR)/source-template/debian/
 	+$(MAKE_SELF) install-base
 
diff --git a/debian/signing_templates/rules.real b/debian/signing_templates/rules.real
index a68f44b71c..dfc84ebbe7 100644
--- a/debian/signing_templates/rules.real
+++ b/debian/signing_templates/rules.real
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ binary_image:
 		$(PACKAGE_DIR)/usr/share/bug/$(PACKAGE_NAME)/info
 	dh_install
 	dh_installchangelogs
-	ln -sf linux-image.NEWS debian/$(PACKAGE_NAME).NEWS
 	dh_installdocs
 	dh_lintian
 	dh_compress
diff --git a/debian/templates/image-unsigned.NEWS.in b/debian/templates/image-unsigned.NEWS.in
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..e70f537c2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/templates/image-unsigned.NEWS.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+image.NEWS.in
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debian/linux-image.NEWS b/debian/templates/image.NEWS.in
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/linux-image.NEWS
rename to debian/templates/image.NEWS.in
diff --git a/debian/templates/signed.image.NEWS.in b/debian/templates/signed.image.NEWS.in
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..e70f537c2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/templates/signed.image.NEWS.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+image.NEWS.in
\ No newline at end of file