diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 5a1abf2..6e4c557 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export PATH:=/usr/lib/rust-$(RUST_VERSION)/bin/:$(PATH)
 
 export MESON_PACKAGE_CACHE_DIR=/usr/share/cargo/registry/
 
-DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS += optimize=-lto
 DEB_CFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND += -Wall
 DEB_CXXFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND += -Wall
 ifneq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH), armhf))