diff --git a/tools/debian/cockpit-bridge.lintian-overrides b/tools/debian/cockpit-bridge.lintian-overrides
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cf000bd2ceb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/debian/cockpit-bridge.lintian-overrides
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# not documentation, but bridge fallback for errors
+cockpit-bridge: package-contains-documentation-outside-usr-share-doc *data/fail.html*
diff --git a/tools/debian/cockpit-networkmanager.lintian-overrides b/tools/debian/cockpit-networkmanager.lintian-overrides
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1c7f3648524d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/debian/cockpit-networkmanager.lintian-overrides
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cockpit-networkmanager: package-contains-documentation-outside-usr-share-doc *usr/share/cockpit/*html*
diff --git a/tools/debian/cockpit-packagekit.lintian-overrides b/tools/debian/cockpit-packagekit.lintian-overrides
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..09bbc96b623a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/debian/cockpit-packagekit.lintian-overrides
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cockpit-packagekit: package-contains-documentation-outside-usr-share-doc *usr/share/cockpit/*html*
diff --git a/tools/debian/cockpit-sosreport.lintian-overrides b/tools/debian/cockpit-sosreport.lintian-overrides
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0d853117afbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/debian/cockpit-sosreport.lintian-overrides
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cockpit-sosreport: package-contains-documentation-outside-usr-share-doc *usr/share/cockpit/*html*
diff --git a/tools/debian/cockpit-storaged.lintian-overrides b/tools/debian/cockpit-storaged.lintian-overrides
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..42b764a1426b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/debian/cockpit-storaged.lintian-overrides
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cockpit-storaged: package-contains-documentation-outside-usr-share-doc *usr/share/cockpit/*html*
diff --git a/tools/debian/cockpit-system.lintian-overrides b/tools/debian/cockpit-system.lintian-overrides
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4a6ddf53dcd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/debian/cockpit-system.lintian-overrides
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cockpit-system: package-contains-documentation-outside-usr-share-doc *usr/share/cockpit/*html*
diff --git a/tools/debian/cockpit-tests.lintian-overrides b/tools/debian/cockpit-tests.lintian-overrides
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4d86ab88205f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/debian/cockpit-tests.lintian-overrides
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cockpit-tests: package-contains-documentation-outside-usr-share-doc *usr/share/cockpit/*html*
diff --git a/tools/debian/cockpit-ws.lintian-overrides b/tools/debian/cockpit-ws.lintian-overrides
index 6840a0973f9e..cad8e8b892bf 100644
--- a/tools/debian/cockpit-ws.lintian-overrides
+++ b/tools/debian/cockpit-ws.lintian-overrides
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ cockpit-ws: shared-library-lacks-prerequisites *security/pam_cockpit_cert.so*
 cockpit-ws: font-outside-font-dir *usr/share/cockpit/static/fonts/*
 cockpit-ws: font-in-non-font-package *usr/share/cockpit/static/fonts/*
 cockpit-ws: groff-message *macro *an-trap*usr/share/man/man8/cockpit-ws.8.gz*
+cockpit-ws: package-contains-documentation-outside-usr-share-doc *usr/share/cockpit/*html*