diff --git a/debian/mongodb-enterprise-unstable.control b/debian/mongodb-enterprise-unstable.control
index 7aa96fcd4b15e..c7c2e12b6073b 100644
--- a/debian/mongodb-enterprise-unstable.control
+++ b/debian/mongodb-enterprise-unstable.control
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: mongodb-enterprise-unstable
-Section: devel
+Section: database
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Ernie Hershey <ernie.hershey@mongodb.com>
 Build-Depends: 
diff --git a/debian/mongodb-enterprise.control b/debian/mongodb-enterprise.control
index 8b5583039ce4a..e557f22274e4f 100644
--- a/debian/mongodb-enterprise.control
+++ b/debian/mongodb-enterprise.control
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: mongodb-enterprise
-Section: devel
+Section: database
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Ernie Hershey <ernie.hershey@mongodb.com>
 Build-Depends: 
diff --git a/debian/mongodb-org-unstable.control b/debian/mongodb-org-unstable.control
index c0c9a573fc907..b569995f5e473 100644
--- a/debian/mongodb-org-unstable.control
+++ b/debian/mongodb-org-unstable.control
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: mongodb-org-unstable
-Section: devel
+Section: database
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Ernie Hershey <ernie.hershey@mongodb.com>
 Build-Depends: 
diff --git a/debian/mongodb-org.control b/debian/mongodb-org.control
index 1280f3abdaea4..dca9ab62c9d67 100644
--- a/debian/mongodb-org.control
+++ b/debian/mongodb-org.control
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: mongodb-org
-Section: devel
+Section: database
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Ernie Hershey <ernie.hershey@mongodb.com>
 Build-Depends: