diff --git a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go
index f7a885cc7..dfa21e654 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go
@@ -252,28 +252,12 @@ func create(ctx *context.Context, fpm config.NFPM, format string, binaries []*ar
 		})
 	}
 
-	if len(fpm.Deb.Lintian) > 0 {
-		lines := make([]string, 0, len(fpm.Deb.Lintian))
-		for _, ov := range fpm.Deb.Lintian {
-			lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", packageName, ov))
+	if len(fpm.Deb.Lintian) > 0 && (format == "deb" || format == "termux.deb") {
+		lintian, err := setupLintian(ctx, fpm, packageName, format, arch)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
-		lintianPath := filepath.Join(ctx.Config.Dist, "deb", packageName+"_"+arch, ".lintian")
-		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(lintianPath), 0o755); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to write lintian file: %w", err)
-		}
-		if err := os.WriteFile(lintianPath, []byte(strings.Join(lines, "\n")), 0o644); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to write lintian file: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		log.Debugf("creating %q", lintianPath)
-		contents = append(contents, &files.Content{
-			Source:      lintianPath,
-			Destination: filepath.Join("./usr/share/lintian/overrides", packageName),
-			Packager:    "deb",
-			FileInfo: &files.ContentFileInfo{
-				Mode: 0o644,
-			},
-		})
+		contents = append(contents, lintian)
 	}
 
 	log := log.WithField("package", packageName).WithField("format", format).WithField("arch", arch)
@@ -456,6 +440,30 @@ func create(ctx *context.Context, fpm config.NFPM, format string, binaries []*ar
 	return nil
 }
 
+func setupLintian(ctx *context.Context, fpm config.NFPM, packageName, format, arch string) (*files.Content, error) {
+	lines := make([]string, 0, len(fpm.Deb.Lintian))
+	for _, ov := range fpm.Deb.Lintian {
+		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", packageName, ov))
+	}
+	lintianPath := filepath.Join(ctx.Config.Dist, format, packageName+"_"+arch, "lintian")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(lintianPath), 0o755); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write lintian file: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(lintianPath, []byte(strings.Join(lines, "\n")), 0o644); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write lintian file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("creating %q", lintianPath)
+	return &files.Content{
+		Source:      lintianPath,
+		Destination: filepath.Join("./usr/share/lintian/overrides", packageName),
+		Packager:    "deb",
+		FileInfo: &files.ContentFileInfo{
+			Mode: 0o644,
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func destinations(contents files.Contents) []string {
 	result := make([]string, 0, len(contents))
 	for _, f := range contents {
diff --git a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go
index 9aebabbb5..79eff2ed0 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go
@@ -860,20 +860,50 @@ func TestDebSpecificConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("lintian", func(t *testing.T) {
 		ctx := setupContext(t)
+		ctx.Parallelism = 100
 		ctx.Env = map[string]string{
 			"NFPM_SOMEID_DEB_PASSPHRASE": "hunter2",
 		}
-		ctx.Config.NFPMs[0].NFPMOverridables.Deb.Lintian = []string{
+		ctx.Config.NFPMs[0].Deb.Lintian = []string{
 			"statically-linked-binary",
 			"changelog-file-missing-in-native-package",
 		}
-		require.NoError(t, Pipe{}.Run(ctx))
+		ctx.Config.NFPMs[0].Formats = []string{"apk", "rpm", "deb", "termux.deb"}
 
+		require.NoError(t, Pipe{}.Run(ctx))
+		for _, format := range []string{"apk", "rpm"} {
+			require.NoDirExists(t, filepath.Join(ctx.Config.Dist, format))
+		}
+		require.DirExists(t, filepath.Join(ctx.Config.Dist, "deb"))
 		for _, goarch := range []string{"amd64", "386"} {
-			bts, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(ctx.Config.Dist, "deb/foo_"+goarch+"/.lintian"))
+			bts, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(ctx.Config.Dist, "deb", "foo_"+goarch, "lintian"))
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			require.Equal(t, "foo: statically-linked-binary\nfoo: changelog-file-missing-in-native-package", string(bts))
 		}
+		require.DirExists(t, filepath.Join(ctx.Config.Dist, "termux.deb"))
+		for _, goarch := range []string{"x86_64", "i686"} {
+			bts, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(ctx.Config.Dist, "termux.deb", "foo_"+goarch, "lintian"))
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, "foo: statically-linked-binary\nfoo: changelog-file-missing-in-native-package", string(bts))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("lintian no debs", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ctx := setupContext(t)
+		ctx.Parallelism = 100
+		ctx.Env = map[string]string{
+			"NFPM_SOMEID_DEB_PASSPHRASE": "hunter2",
+		}
+		ctx.Config.NFPMs[0].Deb.Lintian = []string{
+			"statically-linked-binary",
+			"changelog-file-missing-in-native-package",
+		}
+		ctx.Config.NFPMs[0].Formats = []string{"apk", "rpm"}
+
+		require.NoError(t, Pipe{}.Run(ctx))
+		for _, format := range []string{"deb", "termux.deb"} {
+			require.NoDirExists(t, filepath.Join(ctx.Config.Dist, format))
+		}
 	})
 }