diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c0534afd3..41a383478 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -215,7 +215,11 @@ add_subdirectory(3rdparty/qtwin)
 add_subdirectory(3rdparty/universalchardet)
 add_subdirectory(tests)
 add_subdirectory(dist)
-add_subdirectory(debian)
+
+option(WITH_DEBIAN OFF)
+if(WITH_DEBIAN)
+  add_subdirectory(debian)
+endif(WITH_DEBIAN)
 
 if(IMOBILEDEVICE_FOUND AND PLIST_FOUND)
   add_subdirectory(gstafcsrc)
diff --git a/debian/rules.in b/debian/rules.in
index b5cd59ed6..79ffc6087 100755
--- a/debian/rules.in
+++ b/debian/rules.in
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ configure-stamp:
 	cd bin && cmake .. \
 	  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(CURDIR)/debian/clementine/usr \
 	  -DBUNDLE_PROJECTM_PRESETS=OFF \
-	  -DBUILDBOT_REVISION=@BUILDBOT_REVISION@ \
-	  -DDEB_DIST=@DEB_DIST@ \
-	  -DDEB_REWRITE_RULES=OFF
+	  -DBUILDBOT_REVISION=@BUILDBOT_REVISION@
 	touch configure-stamp
 
 build: build-stamp