diff --git a/scripts/package/debian/rules b/scripts/package/debian/rules
index a417a7f8bbc1..5159f60e6f87 100755
--- a/scripts/package/debian/rules
+++ b/scripts/package/debian/rules
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ define binary
 	$(Q)dh_installchangelogs $(DH_OPTIONS)
 	$(Q)dh_compress $(DH_OPTIONS)
 	$(Q)dh_fixperms $(DH_OPTIONS)
-	$(Q)dh_gencontrol $(DH_OPTIONS) -- -f$(call mk-files,$@)
+	$(Q)dh_gencontrol $(DH_OPTIONS) -- -DProvides=wireguard-modules -f$(call mk-files,$@)
 	$(Q)dh_md5sums $(DH_OPTIONS)
 	$(Q)dh_builddeb $(DH_OPTIONS) -- $(addprefix -Z,$(KDEB_COMPRESS))
 endef