diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 6a9260e5..8652a286 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ configure: configure-stamp
 configure-stamp:
 	dh_testdir
 	# Add here commands to configure the package.
-	./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-debug
+	prefix=/usr ./configure
 
 	touch configure-stamp
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ install: build
 	dh_installdirs
 
 	# Add here commands to install the package into debian/xca.
-	$(MAKE) destdir=$(CURDIR)/debian/xca prefix=/usr install
+	$(MAKE) destdir=$(CURDIR)/debian/xca install
 
 # Build architecture-independent files here.
 binary-indep: build install
diff --git a/rpm/xca.spec b/rpm/xca.spec
index 229a5caa..9d0e5a76 100644
--- a/rpm/xca.spec
+++ b/rpm/xca.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ like PKCS#7, PKCS#12, PEM, DER, PKCS#8.
 %setup
 
 %build
-./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-debug
+prefix=/usr ./configure
 make RPM_OPT_FLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
 
 %install