diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8243eb3..61ee224 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,4 +22,3 @@
 /kmod-28.tar.xz
 /kmod-29.tar.gz
 /kmod-29.tar.xz
-/depmod.conf.dist
diff --git a/depmod.conf.dist b/depmod.conf.dist
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8513288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/depmod.conf.dist
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#
+# depmod.conf
+#
+
+# override default search ordering for kmod packaging
+search updates extra built-in weak-updates