diff --git a/src/jdk.jpackage/linux/classes/jdk/jpackage/internal/LinuxDebBundler.java b/src/jdk.jpackage/linux/classes/jdk/jpackage/internal/LinuxDebBundler.java
index d4ac854bf157f..a4533b101c932 100644
--- a/src/jdk.jpackage/linux/classes/jdk/jpackage/internal/LinuxDebBundler.java
+++ b/src/jdk.jpackage/linux/classes/jdk/jpackage/internal/LinuxDebBundler.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import static jdk.jpackage.internal.OverridableResource.createResource;
-import static jdk.jpackage.internal.StandardBundlerParam.APP_NAME;
 import static jdk.jpackage.internal.StandardBundlerParam.INSTALLER_NAME;
 import static jdk.jpackage.internal.StandardBundlerParam.VERSION;
 import static jdk.jpackage.internal.StandardBundlerParam.RELEASE;
@@ -412,7 +411,10 @@ private void prepareProjectConfig(Map<String, String> data,
                 configDir.resolve("postrm"),
                 "resource.deb-postrm-script").setExecutable());
 
-        if (!StandardBundlerParam.isRuntimeInstaller(params)) {
+        final String installDir = LINUX_INSTALL_DIR.fetchFrom(params);
+
+        if (!StandardBundlerParam.isRuntimeInstaller(params)
+                || (isInstallDirInUsrTree(installDir) || installDir.startsWith("/usr/"))) {
             debianFiles.add(new DebianFile(
                     getConfig_CopyrightFile(params),
                     "resource.copyright-file"));
diff --git a/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/share/RuntimePackageTest.java b/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/share/RuntimePackageTest.java
index 500d4e76083ea..020c78ec7ec3a 100644
--- a/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/share/RuntimePackageTest.java
+++ b/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/share/RuntimePackageTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -27,12 +27,16 @@
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import jdk.jpackage.test.PackageType;
 import jdk.jpackage.test.PackageTest;
 import jdk.jpackage.test.JPackageCommand;
 import jdk.jpackage.test.TKit;
 import jdk.jpackage.test.Annotations.Test;
+import jdk.jpackage.test.LinuxHelper;
+import static jdk.jpackage.test.TKit.assertTrue;
+import static jdk.jpackage.test.TKit.assertFalse;
 
 /**
  * Test --runtime-image parameter.
@@ -121,6 +125,23 @@ private static PackageTest init(Set<PackageType> types) {
 
             assertFileListEmpty(srcRuntime, "Missing");
             assertFileListEmpty(dstRuntime, "Unexpected");
+        })
+        .forTypes(PackageType.LINUX_DEB)
+        .addInstallVerifier(cmd -> {
+            String installDir = cmd.getArgumentValue("--install-dir", () -> "/opt");
+            Path copyright = Path.of("/usr/share/doc",
+                    LinuxHelper.getPackageName(cmd), "copyright");
+            boolean withCopyright = LinuxHelper.getPackageFiles(cmd).anyMatch(
+                    Predicate.isEqual(copyright));
+            if (installDir.startsWith("/usr/") || installDir.equals("/usr")) {
+                assertTrue(withCopyright, String.format(
+                        "Check the package delivers [%s] copyright file",
+                        copyright));
+            } else {
+                assertFalse(withCopyright, String.format(
+                        "Check the package doesn't deliver [%s] copyright file",
+                        copyright));
+            }
         });
     }