diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 2538f9f61e2..ae227e8947a 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # vim:noet:
 
 %:
-	dh  ${@}
\ No newline at end of file
+	dh ${@} -Spython_distutils
\ No newline at end of file