diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index f7a82da..6339534 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ CLEAN ?= 1
 	dh $@
 
 override_dh_auto_build:
-	env CARGO_HOME="$$(pwd)/target/cargo" \
+	env CARGO_HOME="$$(pwd)/target/cargo"
+	cargo build --release
 	dh_auto_build
 
 override_dh_auto_install: