diff --git a/installers/deb_package_build/debian/postinst b/installers/deb_package_build/debian/postinst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5378f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installers/deb_package_build/debian/postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+ln -s /usr/bench/bin/bench /usr/bin/bench
diff --git a/installers/deb_package_build/debian/rules b/installers/deb_package_build/debian/rules
index 4b780e69..9555db03 100755
--- a/installers/deb_package_build/debian/rules
+++ b/installers/deb_package_build/debian/rules
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
+export DH_VIRTUALENV_INSTALL_ROOT=/usr/
 %:
-	dh $@ --with python-virtualenv
+	dh $@  --install-suffix '' --with python-virtualenv 
+