diff --git a/debian/monitoring-plugins-basic.alternatives b/debian/monitoring-plugins-basic.alternatives
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..699f51e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/monitoring-plugins-basic.alternatives
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Name: check_http
+Link: /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_http
+Status: auto
+Best: /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_http.deprecated
+Value: /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_http.deprecated
+Alternative: /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_http.deprecated
+Priority: 50
+
+Name: check_http
+Link: /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_http
+Alternative: /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_curl
+Priority: -100
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 2da585c..59ad2e2 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ binary-arch: build install
 	dh_link -a
 	dh_installexamples -a
 	dh_installman -a
+	dh_installalternatives -a
 	dh_strip -a
 	dh_compress -a
 	dh_fixperms -a -X utils.pm