diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index d619c0c..7e64fed 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export PIKA_BUILD_ARCH = $(shell cat ../pika-build-arch)
 	dh $@
 
 override_dh_install:
-	DESTDIR=debian/tmp zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe -Dcpu=x86_64_v3 --prefix /usr install
+	DESTDIR=debian/tmp zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe -Dcpu=x86_64_v3 -Dxwayland --prefix /usr install
 	dh_install
 
 override_dh_auto_build: