diff -Nru mmm-mode-0.5.8/debian/changelog mmm-mode-0.5.8/debian/changelog
--- mmm-mode-0.5.8/debian/changelog	2020-11-28 03:58:49.000000000 +0000
+++ mmm-mode-0.5.8/debian/changelog	2021-03-27 07:25:21.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+mmm-mode (0.5.8-2) unstable; urgency=high
+
+  * fixed xemacs removal (closes: #985874)
+
+ -- Alexander Zangerl <az@debian.org>  Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:25:21 +1000
+
 mmm-mode (0.5.8-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release
diff -Nru mmm-mode-0.5.8/debian/mmm-mode.emacsen-remove mmm-mode-0.5.8/debian/mmm-mode.emacsen-remove
--- mmm-mode-0.5.8/debian/mmm-mode.emacsen-remove	2018-09-23 04:38:07.000000000 +0000
+++ mmm-mode-0.5.8/debian/mmm-mode.emacsen-remove	2021-03-27 07:24:37.000000000 +0000
@@ -7,4 +7,9 @@
 echo "install/mmm-mode: purging byte-compiled files for ${FLAVOR}"
 rm -rf /usr/share/${FLAVOR}/site-lisp/mmm-mode/*.elc
 
+# xemacs has symlinks for the source files, which need to go
+if [ "$FLAVOR" != "emacs" ]; then
+    rm -rf /usr/share/${FLAVOR}/site-lisp/mmm-mode/
+fi
+
 exit 0;