diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 82891da..fc62a41 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 	dh_auto_configure -- \
 		--enable-distro \
 		--disable-examples \
-		--disable-silent-rules
+		--disable-silent-rules \
+		--disable-debug
 
 override_dh_strip:
 	dh_strip --dbgsym-migration='libwolfssl3-dbg (<< 3.9.10-1~)'