diff --git a/helpers/make-mate-calc b/helpers/make-mate-calc
index 48d4611627cd06bfc437b25fd3cb80b95a801b10..3ea6e77d978ff4f77c9849dc619605b1fe1c2cf6 100644
--- a/helpers/make-mate-calc
+++ b/helpers/make-mate-calc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ COMPONENT=main
 
 . ./config
 
-sed 's/debhelper.*,/debhelper ,/; /mate-common/d' -i debian/control
+sed 's/debhelper.*,/debhelper ,/; s/mate-common.*,/mate-common,/' -i debian/control
 
 changelog "Backport from artful"