diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 84ad56a0..88eea24e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ostree (2017.10-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     when splitting -arch/-indep builds.
   * Add patches to make the tests pass again when /var/tmp is on tmpfs,
     which does not support user xattrs
+  * Add patch to remove useless #! from bash completions
 
  -- Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>  Tue, 29 Aug 2017 16:08:09 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/patches/Remove-shebang-from-bash-completions.patch b/debian/patches/Remove-shebang-from-bash-completions.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1c39750
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/Remove-shebang-from-bash-completions.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+From: Simon McVittie <smcv@collabora.com>
+Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 17:05:16 +0100
+Subject: Remove shebang from bash completions
+
+bash completions are to be sourced. It makes little sense to
+execute them.
+
+Signed-off-by: Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>
+---
+ bash/ostree | 2 --
+ 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/bash/ostree b/bash/ostree
+index f4305f6..da8b9af 100644
+--- a/bash/ostree
++++ b/bash/ostree
+@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
+-#!/bin/bash
+-#
+ # bash completion file for ostree commands
+ #
+ # This script provides completion of:
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index a2c88e21..7bffb174 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ test-pull-bareuser.sh-This-test-uses-bare-user-hence-need.patch
 libtest-Allow-skipping-single-checks-without-user-xattrs.patch
 basic-test-Skip-explicit-uses-of-bare-user-if-no-user-xat.patch
 test-basic-user-only-Skip-final-step-if-no-user-xattrs.patch
+Remove-shebang-from-bash-completions.patch