diff --git a/data/squeeze/exclude-udebs b/data/squeeze/exclude-udebs
index 53dbaf4e..a4a24bcd 100644
--- a/data/squeeze/exclude-udebs
+++ b/data/squeeze/exclude-udebs
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ load-floppy
 # Only useful in the hd-media initrd
 iso-scan
 load-iso
-# Nothing currently depends on this, and it seems not useful on its own
-reiserfsprogs-udeb
 # These are not really needed, the regular netcfg subsumes them
 netcfg-static
 # skolelinux stuff, not for the stock CDs
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a84b8044..329bd400 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ debian-cd (3.1.4) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Add debian-ports-archive-keyring-udeb and
     emdebian-archive-keyring-udeb to the exclude list - they should be in
     the initrd already.
+  * Don't exclude reiserfsprogs-udeb, as rescue-mode depends on it.
+    Closes: #593972
 
  -- Steve McIntyre <93sam@debian.org>  Tue, 27 Feb 2010 12:24:29 +0100