diff --git a/distrib/autobuild.py b/distrib/autobuild.py
index 13ddd19940..946a3b360b 100755
--- a/distrib/autobuild.py
+++ b/distrib/autobuild.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def update_changes(fromTag=None, toTag=None, debChanges=False):
         debVer = "%s.%s.%s-%s" % (fmodVer[0], fmodVer[1], fmodVer[2], todays_build_tag())
         print "Marking new FMOD version:", debVer
         msg = 'New release: Doomsday Engine build %i.' % builder.Event().number()
-        os.system('dch -b --check-dirname-level 0 -v %s "%s"' % (debVer, msg))
+        os.system('dch --check-dirname-level 0 -v %s -b "%s"' % (debVer, msg))
     else:
         # Save the release type.
         build_version.find_version(quiet=True)
diff --git a/distrib/builder/changes.py b/distrib/builder/changes.py
index 2e3e6dd508..fa9cc16709 100644
--- a/distrib/builder/changes.py
+++ b/distrib/builder/changes.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def generate(self, format):
             print 'Marking new version...'
             msg = 'New release: %s build %i.' % (build_version.DOOMSDAY_RELEASE_TYPE,
                                                  Event().number())
-            os.system("dch --check-dirname-level 0 -v %s \"%s\"" % (debVersion, msg))       
+            os.system("dch -b --check-dirname-level 0 -v %s \"%s\"" % (debVersion, msg))       
 
             for entry in self.debChangeEntries:
                 # Quote it for the command line.