diff --git a/debian-alt/bionic/control b/debian-alt/bionic/control
index f83aa9d9a6..febf1ea70b 100644
--- a/debian-alt/bionic/control
+++ b/debian-alt/bionic/control
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Description: Invisible Internet Project (I2P) - libjbigi library
 Package: i2p-doc
 Architecture: all
 Section: doc
-Priority: extra
+Priority: optional
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}
 Suggests: i2p, default-jdk-doc
 Description: Invisible Internet Project (I2P) - developer documentation
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 90f2a68459..7308f12b38 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Description: Invisible Internet Project (I2P) - libjbigi library
 Package: i2p-doc
 Architecture: all
 Section: doc
-Priority: extra
+Priority: optional
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}
 Suggests: i2p, default-jdk-doc
 Description: Invisible Internet Project (I2P) - developer documentation