diff --git a/build-recipe-dsc b/build-recipe-dsc
index af3a50283..4e4866484 100644
--- a/build-recipe-dsc
+++ b/build-recipe-dsc
@@ -183,7 +183,9 @@ dsc_build() {
     chroot $buildroot su -c "export DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS='${DSC_BUILD_OPTIONS}' ; cd $TOPDIR/BUILD && $DSC_BUILD_CMD" - $BUILD_USER < /dev/null && BUILD_SUCCEEDED=true
     if test "$BUILD_SUCCEEDED" = true -a "$DO_CHECKS" != "false" && ( chroot $buildroot su -c "which lintian > /dev/null" - $BUILD_USER < /dev/null ); then
 	DEB_CHANGESFILE=${DEB_DSCFILE%.dsc}$OBS_DCH_RELEASE"_"$(chroot $buildroot su -c 'dpkg-architecture -qDEB_BUILD_ARCH')".changes"
-	chroot $buildroot su -c "cd $TOPDIR && echo Running lintian && (set -x && lintian -i $TOPDIR/$DEB_CHANGESFILE)" - $BUILD_USER < /dev/null || BUILD_SUCCEEDED=false
+	if test -e "$buildroot/$TOPDIR/$DEB_CHANGESFILE"; then
+	    chroot $buildroot su -c "cd $TOPDIR && echo Running lintian && (set -x && lintian -i $TOPDIR/$DEB_CHANGESFILE)" - $BUILD_USER < /dev/null || BUILD_SUCCEEDED=false
+	fi
     fi
 }