diff --git a/debian/mono-devel.install b/debian/mono-devel.install
index 2755d92754..f8d91febad 100644
--- a/debian/mono-devel.install
+++ b/debian/mono-devel.install
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ debian/tmp/usr/lib/mono/4.5/monolinker.exe*
 debian/tmp/usr/lib/mono/4.5/monolinker.pdb
 debian/tmp/usr/lib/mono/4.5/mono-api-info.exe*
 debian/tmp/usr/lib/mono/4.5/mono-api-info.pdb
+debian/tmp/usr/lib/mono/4.5/mono-api-diff.exe*
+debian/tmp/usr/lib/mono/4.5/mono-api-diff.pdb
 debian/tmp/usr/lib/mono/4.5/mono-api-html.exe*
 debian/tmp/usr/lib/mono/4.5/mono-api-html.pdb
 debian/tmp/usr/lib/mono/4.5/mono-cil-strip.exe*
@@ -154,7 +156,6 @@ debian/tmp/usr/lib/pkgconfig/mono-lineeditor.pc
 debian/tmp/usr/lib/pkgconfig/mono-options.pc
 debian/tmp/usr/share/locale/*/LC_MESSAGES/mcs.mo
 debian/mono-api-check		/usr/bin/
-debian/mono-api-diff.exe	/usr/lib/mono/4.5/
 debian/tmp/etc/mono/mconfig
 debian/tmp/usr/bin/al2
 debian/tmp/usr/bin/httpcfg
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index c5539cb744..da5811bf46 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ clean:
 	       mcs/class/lib/net_4_5/
 
 	-cd debian/detector && $(MAKE) clean
-	rm -f debian/MonoGetAssemblyName.exe \
-	      debian/mono-api-diff.exe
+	rm -f debian/MonoGetAssemblyName.exe
 
 	# clean stuff handled by autoreconf
 	rm -rf configure config.sub config.guess aclocal.m4 autom4te.cache/
@@ -227,12 +226,6 @@ binary-indep: build-stamp install-stamp
 	  -out:debian/MonoGetAssemblyName.exe \
 	  debian/MonoGetAssemblyName.cs
 
-	# Build mono-api-diff
-	$(RUN_MONO) mcs/class/lib/net_4_x/mcs.exe \
-	  -target:exe \
-	  -out:debian/mono-api-diff.exe \
-	  debian/mono-api-diff.cs
-
 	# that exclude list are programs for arch-dep packages
 	dh_install -i --list-missing -Xusr/share/man -Xusr/share/jay -Xusr/lib/libmono -Xusr/lib/libMono -Xbin/monodis -Xbin/monograph -Xbin/mono-find-provides -Xbin/mono-find-requires -Xbin/pedump -Xbin/jay