diff --git a/debian/patches/deb_path_to_common b/debian/patches/deb_path_to_common
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46a4d04c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/deb_path_to_common
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/fail2ban/tests/config/filter.d/zzz-generic-example.conf
++++ b/fail2ban/tests/config/filter.d/zzz-generic-example.conf
+@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
+ # Read common prefixes. If any customizations available -- read them from
+ # common.local.  common.conf is a symlink to the original common.conf and
+ # should be copied (dereferenced) during installation
+-before = ../../../../config/filter.d/common.conf
++before = ../../../../../../../config/filter.d/common.conf
+ 
+ [Definition]
+ 
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 7438f9f3..72c26109 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+deb_path_to_common
 deb_init_paths
 deb_manpages_reportbug