cludge around #1073785

debootstrap

@@ -519,6 +519,9 @@ else
 		elif ubuntu-distro-info --series "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 			SCRIPT="$DEBOOTSTRAP_DIR/scripts/gutsy"
 		fi
+	else
+		# this is a work-around for #1073785
+		SCRIPT="$DEBOOTSTRAP_DIR/scripts/sid"
 	fi
 	if [ -n "$VARIANT" ] && [ -e "${SCRIPT}.${VARIANT}" ]; then
 		SCRIPT="${SCRIPT}.${VARIANT}"