diff -Nru kdeclarative-5.49.0/debian/changelog kdeclarative-5.49.0/debian/changelog
--- kdeclarative-5.49.0/debian/changelog	2018-08-17 14:18:19.000000000 +0000
+++ kdeclarative-5.49.0/debian/changelog	2018-09-03 22:00:14.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+kdeclarative (5.49.0-1+rpi1) buster-staging; urgency=medium
+
+  [changes brought forward from 5.12.0-2+rpi1 by Peter Michael Green <plugwash@raspbian.org> at Sun, 19 Jul 2015 02:00:18 +0000]
+  * Add symbols file hack for raspbian.
+
+ -- Raspbian forward porter <root@raspbian.org>  Mon, 03 Sep 2018 22:00:14 +0000
+
 kdeclarative (5.49.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release (5.48.0).
diff -Nru kdeclarative-5.49.0/debian/rules kdeclarative-5.49.0/debian/rules
--- kdeclarative-5.49.0/debian/rules	2018-08-17 14:18:19.000000000 +0000
+++ kdeclarative-5.49.0/debian/rules	2018-09-03 22:00:14.000000000 +0000
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@
 %:
 	dh $@ --with kf5,pkgkde_symbolshelper --buildsystem kf5 --without build_stamp
 
+override_dh_auto_build:
+	sed -i s/arch=!armel/optional=meh/ debian/libkf5declarative5.symbols
+	$(overridden_command)
+
+override_dh_auto_clean:
+	$(overridden_command)
+	sed -i s/optional=meh/arch=!armel/ debian/libkf5declarative5.symbols
+
 override_dh_auto_configure:
 	dh_auto_configure -- -DBUILD_QCH=ON