diff --git a/guix/scripts/pack.scm b/guix/scripts/pack.scm
index 6a8d49e042..78201d6f5f 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/pack.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/pack.scm
@@ -805,6 +805,8 @@ (define control-tarball-file-name
 Description: Debian archive generated by GNU Guix.
 Maintainer: GNU Guix
 Architecture: ~a
+Priority: optional
+Section: misc
 ~%" package-name package-version architecture))))
 
             (when postinst-file