diff --git a/suites/scout.yaml b/suites/scout.yaml
index 0b88ee689584f63ebecb899722fb388950fb2c97..9346b9740bb206d8057fa3fe0d5aab0d6f8a6689 100644
--- a/suites/scout.yaml
+++ b/suites/scout.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ apt_components:
   - main
 can_merge_usr: after_sysroot
 has_automatic_dbgsym: true
+debootstrap_script: unstable
 strip_source_version_suffix: '\+b?srt[0-9~].*'
 sources:
   - label: steamrt