diff --git a/debian/check-ruby-syntax.sh b/debian/check-ruby-syntax.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b40efff1ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/check-ruby-syntax.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+find . -name \*.rb -exec ruby -wc {} \; 2>&1 | grep error