diff -u linux-2.6-2.6.32/debian/rules.real linux-2.6-2.6.32/debian/rules.real
--- linux-2.6-2.6.32/debian/rules.real
+++ linux-2.6-2.6.32/debian/rules.real
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@
 install-headers_$(ARCH): PACKAGE_NAMES = linux-headers-$(UPSTREAMVERSION)$(ABINAME)-all linux-headers-$(UPSTREAMVERSION)$(ABINAME)-all-$(ARCH)
 install-headers_$(ARCH): DH_OPTIONS = $(foreach p, $(PACKAGE_NAMES), -p$(p))
 install-headers_$(ARCH):
+	sed -e 's/=V/$(UPSTREAMVERSION)$(ABINAME)-$(ARCH)/g' \
+		debian/templates/temp.headers.plain/postinst > \
+		debian/linux-headers-$(UPSTREAMVERSION)$(ABINAME)-$(ARCH)/DEBIAN/postinst; \
+	chmod 755 debian/linux-headers-$(UPSTREAMVERSION)$(ABINAME)-$(ARCH)/DEBIAN/postinst;   
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
 	+$(MAKE_SELF) install-base GENCONTROL_ARGS='-Vkernel:Arch=$(ARCH)'
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- linux-2.6-2.6.32.orig/debian/templates/temp.headers.plain/postinst
+++ linux-2.6-2.6.32/debian/templates/temp.headers.plain/postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+# Author: Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@gmail.com>
+# Origin: Stripped down version of the linux-headers postinst from Ubuntu's
+#         2.6.32-14-generic kernel, which was itself derived from a
+#         Debian linux-image postinst script.
+
+$|=1;
+my $version  = "=V";
+
+if (-d "/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d") {
+  print STDERR "Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.\n";
+  system ("run-parts --verbose --exit-on-error --arg=$version " .
+          "/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d") &&
+            die "Failed to process /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d";
+}
+
+if (-d "/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/$version") {
+  print STDERR "Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/$version.\n";
+  system ("run-parts --verbose --exit-on-error --arg=$version " .
+          "/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/$version") &&
+            die "Failed to process /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/$version";
+}
+
+exit 0;
+
+__END__