diff -u crash-5.1.6/debian/control crash-5.1.6/debian/control
--- crash-5.1.6/debian/control
+++ crash-5.1.6/debian/control
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 Package: crash
 Architecture: i386 ia64 alpha powerpc amd64
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: binutils, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
 Suggests: kernel-patch-lkcd, dumputils
 Description: kernel debugging utility, allowing gdb like syntax
  The core analysis suite is a self-contained tool that can be used to
diff -u crash-5.1.6/debian/changelog crash-5.1.6/debian/changelog
--- crash-5.1.6/debian/changelog
+++ crash-5.1.6/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+crash (5.1.6-1ubuntu2) precise; urgency=low
+
+  * Make crash depend on binutils. (LP: #251288)
+    Crash uses the program strings to match vmlinux and cores.
+
+ -- Chris J Arges <chris.j.arges@canonical.com>  Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:19:44 -0600
+
 crash (5.1.6-1ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low
 
   * Merge from debian unstable.  Remaining changes: