diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index b0cc93b..b59c154 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@
 
 override_dh_strip:
 	dh_strip --dbg-package=xfce4-xapp-status-plugin-dbg
+
+override_dh_auto_configure:
+	dh_auto_configure -- \
+	--buildtype=debugoptimized