diff --git a/README.debianize b/README.debianize
index dbd41a5..17732e1 100644
--- a/README.debianize
+++ b/README.debianize
@@ -17,23 +17,11 @@ BUILD PROCESS
 The build process was testet unter the official LinuxCNC distibution based on
 Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx".
 
-1. Download the EtherCAT-Master source (V1.5.2) from
-   IgH (http://www.etherlab.org/de/ethercat/index.php):
-   # wget http://www.etherlab.org/download/ethercat/ethercat-1.5.2.tar.bz2
-
-2. Untar the archive
-   # tar xvfj ethercat-1.5.2.tar.bz2
-
-3. copy the debian directory to your build directory.
-   # cp -av <source-path-of-LinuxCNC>/src/hal/drivers/ethercat/master/debian ethercat-1.5.2
-
-4. build the packages (very similar to the LinuxCNC build process)
-   # cd ethercat-1.5.2
-   # cd debian
+to build the packages (very similar to the LinuxCNC build process):
    # ./configure -a
    # cd ..
    # dpkg-checkbuilddeps (and install missing deps)
-   # dpkg-buildpackage
+   # dpkg-buildpackage (downloads the source tarball automatically)
 
 
 INSTALLATION
diff --git a/debian/rules.in b/debian/rules.in
index aea7288..154f4b4 100644
--- a/debian/rules.in
+++ b/debian/rules.in
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
+SRC_URL=http://etherlab.org/download/ethercat/ethercat-1.5.2.tar.bz2
+
 include /usr/share/dpatch/dpatch.make
 
 top_srcdir:=$(shell pwd)
@@ -10,8 +12,12 @@ tmp:=debian/tmp
 tmp_absolute:=$(top_srcdir)/$(tmp)
 extras:=debian/@EXTRAS@
 
+download-stamp:
+	wget -q -O - $(SRC_URL) | tar xvfj - --strip-components=1
+	touch $@
+
 configure: configure-stamp
-configure-stamp: patch-stamp
+configure-stamp: download-stamp patch-stamp
 	dh_testdir
 	./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var --with-linux-dir=/@KERNEL_BUILDDIR@ @CONF_EXTRA@
 	touch $@