diff --git a/debian/php-common.postrm b/debian/php-common.postrm
index 513098e..27f6e99 100644
--- a/debian/php-common.postrm
+++ b/debian/php-common.postrm
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ if [ "$1" = "purge" ]; then
     rm -rf /var/lib/php
 fi
 
+if [ "$1" = remove ] ; then
+    dpkg-divert --remove --package php-common --rename \
+		--divert /usr/bin/phar5 \
+		/usr/bin/phar
+    dpkg-divert --remove --package php-common --rename \
+		--divert /usr/share/man/man1/phar5.1.gz \
+		/usr/share/man/man1/phar.1.gz
+fi
+
 #DEBHELPER#
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/debian/php-common.preinst b/debian/php-common.preinst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5fc913
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/php-common.preinst
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+if [ "$1" = install ] || [ "$1" = upgrade ] ; then
+    dpkg-divert --add --package php-common --rename \
+    		--divert /usr/bin/phar5 \
+		/usr/bin/phar
+    dpkg-divert --add --package php-common --rename \
+		--divert /usr/share/man/man1/phar5.1.gz \
+		/usr/share/man/man1/phar.1.gz
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0