diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index ff8576c..a8fba1f 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ build: build-arch build-indep
 build-arch: build-stamp
 build-indep: build-stamp
 
-build-stamp: patch-stamp configure-stamp
+build-stamp: configure-stamp
 	dh_testdir
 
 	# Add here commands to compile the package.