diff -urp debootstrap.orig/Makefile debootstrap/Makefile
--- debootstrap.orig/Makefile	2007-11-17 19:32:40.000000000 +0100
+++ debootstrap/Makefile	2007-11-17 19:33:52.000000000 +0100
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ clean:
 DSDIR=$(DESTDIR)/usr/share/debootstrap
 install:
 	# Dirs are created by dh_installdirs
-	install -o root -g root -m 0644 scripts/debian/* $(DSDIR)/scripts/
-	install -o root -g root -m 0644 scripts/ubuntu/* $(DSDIR)/scripts/
-	install -o root -g root -m 0644 functions $(DSDIR)/
+	install -p -m 0644 scripts/debian/* $(DSDIR)/scripts/
+	install -p -m 0644 scripts/ubuntu/* $(DSDIR)/scripts/
+	install -p -m 0644 functions $(DSDIR)/
 
         # no special script for etch anymore
 	ln -s sid $(DSDIR)/scripts/etch
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@ install:
 	ln -s gutsy $(DSDIR)/scripts/hardy
 
 	sed 's/@VERSION@/$(VERSION)/g' debootstrap >$(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin/debootstrap
-	chown root:root $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin/debootstrap
 	chmod 0755 $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin/debootstrap
 
-	install -o root -g root -m 0644 devices.tar.gz $(DSDIR)/
+	install -m 0644 devices.tar.gz $(DSDIR)/
 
 devices.tar.gz:
 	rm -rf dev