diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 9de8189..d3365a7 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export PATH := $(PATH):/root/.cargo/bin
 override_dh_prep:
 # amd64 build prep
 ifeq (amd64-v3,$(PIKA_BUILD_ARCH))
-export RUSTFLAGS = -C target-cpu=x86-64-v3 -C lto=thin -C embed-bitcode -C codegen-units=1 -C opt-level=3
+export RUSTFLAGS = -C target-cpu=x86-64-v3 -C opt-level=3
 endif
 
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