diff -u dkms-2.0.20.4/debian/changelog dkms-2.0.20.4/debian/changelog
--- dkms-2.0.20.4/debian/changelog
+++ dkms-2.0.20.4/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+dkms (2.0.20.4-0ubuntu3) intrepid; urgency=low
+
+  * Ensure that the /lib/modules/<version>/updates/dkms directory is
+    removed if it is empty after a removal.  This allows the modules
+    directory to be removed as it becomes empty.  (LP: #300773)
+
+ -- Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>  Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:48:10 +0000
+
 dkms (2.0.20.4-0ubuntu2) intrepid; urgency=low
 
   * Backport these fixes from trunk:
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- dkms-2.0.20.4.orig/kernel_prerm.d_dkms
+++ dkms-2.0.20.4/kernel_prerm.d_dkms
@@ -13,4 +13,8 @@
 done < <(dkms status -k $inst_kern 2>/dev/null | grep ": installed")
 fi
 
+rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty \
+	"/lib/modules/$inst_kern/updates/dkms" \
+	"/lib/modules/$inst_kern/updates"
+
 exit 0