diff --git a/build-package.sh b/build-package.sh
index 5b5663b61..ac677b3c9 100755
--- a/build-package.sh
+++ b/build-package.sh
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ termux_step_setup_variables() {
 	TERMUX_PKG_RECOMMENDS="" # https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s-binarydeps
 	TERMUX_PKG_SUGGESTS=""
 	TERMUX_PKG_REPLACES=""
+	TERMUX_PKG_PROVIDES="" #https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/#virtual-packages-provides
 	TERMUX_PKG_CONFFILES=""
 	TERMUX_PKG_INCLUDE_IN_DEVPACKAGE=""
 	TERMUX_PKG_DEVPACKAGE_DEPENDS=""
@@ -1216,6 +1217,7 @@ termux_step_create_debfile() {
 	test ! -z "$TERMUX_PKG_CONFLICTS" && echo "Conflicts: $TERMUX_PKG_CONFLICTS" >> DEBIAN/control
 	test ! -z "$TERMUX_PKG_RECOMMENDS" && echo "Recommends: $TERMUX_PKG_RECOMMENDS" >> DEBIAN/control
 	test ! -z "$TERMUX_PKG_REPLACES" && echo "Replaces: $TERMUX_PKG_REPLACES" >> DEBIAN/control
+	test ! -z "$TERMUX_PKG_PROVIDES" && echo "Provides: $TERMUX_PKG_PROVIDES" >> DEBIAN/control
 	test ! -z "$TERMUX_PKG_SUGGESTS" && echo "Suggests: $TERMUX_PKG_SUGGESTS" >> DEBIAN/control
 
 	# Create DEBIAN/conffiles (see https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ap-pkg-conffiles.html):