diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 2a3fa87e..af1d1928 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ endif
 config.status: configure
 	dh_testdir
 	# Add here commands to configure the package.
-	CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" ./configure --host=$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE) --build=$(DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE) --prefix=/usr --mandir=\$${prefix}/share/man --infodir=\$${prefix}/share/info --with-gdbm
+	CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" ./configure --host=$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE) --build=$(DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE) --prefix=/usr --mandir=\$${prefix}/share/man --infodir=\$${prefix}/share/info
 
 
 build: build-stamp