diff --git a/debian-template/source/options b/debian-template/source/options
index 1ef771ddf4a618e4594d324addc38a0f3e401412..9532ff2024a03a35a04e4c6d72fd97b4f9af7d29 100644
--- a/debian-template/source/options
+++ b/debian-template/source/options
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ tar-ignore = "assets/*.srb"
 tar-ignore = "assets/*.pk3"
 tar-ignore = "assets/*.dta"
 tar-ignore = "assets/*.wad"
+tar-ignore = "assets/*.kart"
 tar-ignore = "assets/debian/${PACKAGE_NAME}-data/*"
 tar-ignore = "assets/debian/tmp/*"
 tar-ignore = "*.obj"