diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 5e3305f..bd527c5 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 export DEB_LDFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND = -Wl,--as-needed
 
 %:
-	dh $@ --with autoreconf
+	dh $@ --buildsystem=meson --with autoreconf