diff --git a/alien.pl b/alien.pl
index 5c4df77..bc1d6fd 100755
--- a/alien.pl
+++ b/alien.pl
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ foreach my $file (@ARGV) {
 			# Make .orig.tar.gz directory?
 			if ($format eq 'deb' && ! $single && $generate) {
 				# Make .orig.tar.gz directory.
-				system("cp", "-fa", $package->unpacked_tree, $package->unpacked_tree.".orig") == 0
+				system("cp", "-fa", "--", $package->unpacked_tree, $package->unpacked_tree.".orig") == 0
 					or die "cp -fa failed";
 			}
 	
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6d61fbb..7a2b669 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-alien (7.26) unstable; urgency=low
+alien (7.27) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Moved as many system calls as I can over to shellless execution.
     There are still a lot that use shell tricks. Should deal with screwey