diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/release/debian-build.nix b/pkgs/build-support/release/debian-build.nix
index 2dae9742467f..75e26efa0b30 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/release/debian-build.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/release/debian-build.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 , diskImage
 , src, stdenv, vmTools, checkinstall
 , fsTranslation ? false
+, # Features provided by this package.
+  debProvides ? []
+, # Features required by this package.
+  debRequires ? []
 , ... } @ args:
 
 vmTools.runInLinuxImage (stdenv.mkDerivation (
@@ -56,6 +60,8 @@ vmTools.runInLinuxImage (stdenv.mkDerivation (
 
       ${checkinstall}/sbin/checkinstall --nodoc -y -D \
         --fstrans=${if fsTranslation then "yes" else "no"} \
+        --requires="${toString debRequires}" \
+        --provides="${toString debProvides}" \
         make install
 
       ensureDir $out/debs