diff --git a/helpers/lh_bootstrap_debootstrap b/helpers/lh_bootstrap_debootstrap
index a69a0869a..8bfdd6be6 100755
--- a/helpers/lh_bootstrap_debootstrap
+++ b/helpers/lh_bootstrap_debootstrap
@@ -69,7 +69,12 @@ fi
 
 if [ -n "${LH_BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG}" ]
 then
-	LH_DEBOOTSTRAP_SCRIPT="/usr/lib/debootstrap/scripts/${LH_BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG}"
+	if [ -d "/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/" ]
+	then
+		LH_DEBOOTSTRAP_SCRIPT="/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/${LH_BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG}"
+	else
+		LH_DEBOOTSTRAP_SCRIPT="/usr/lib/debootstrap/scripts/${LH_BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG}"
+	fi
 fi
 
 if [ -n "${LH_BOOTSTRAP_INCLUDE}" ]