diff --git a/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
index 5740948..b44eb2d 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
@@ -411,7 +411,8 @@ python do_package_deb () {
                 bb.utils.unlockfile(lf)
                 raise bb.build.FuncFailed("unable to open conffiles for writing.")
             for f in conffiles_str.split():
-                conffiles.write('%s\n' % f)
+                if os.path.exists(oe.path.join(root, f)):
+                    conffiles.write('%s\n' % f)
             conffiles.close()
 
         os.chdir(basedir)