diff --git a/debian/conf/gitlab-debian.conf.example b/debian/conf/gitlab-debian.conf.example
index c623c8b2ed..08399ff3d0 100644
--- a/debian/conf/gitlab-debian.conf.example
+++ b/debian/conf/gitlab-debian.conf.example
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ gitlab_scripts=/usr/lib/gitlab/scripts
 gitlab_yml_example=/usr/lib/gitlab/templates/gitlab.yml.example
 gitlab_yml_private=/var/lib/gitlab/gitlab.yml
 gitlab_yml=/etc/gitlab/gitlab.yml
-gitlab_debian_conf_example=/usr/lib/gitlab/gitlab-debian.conf.example
+gitlab_debian_conf_example=/usr/lib/gitlab/templates/gitlab-debian.conf.example
 gitlab_debian_conf_private=/var/lib/gitlab/gitlab-debian.conf
 gitlab_debian_conf=/etc/gitlab/gitlab-debian.conf
 gitlab_shell_config_example=/usr/lib/gitlab-shell/config.yml.example