diff --git a/debian/rules.defs b/debian/rules.defs
index 1b91f5ec0..aa23f220a 100644
--- a/debian/rules.defs
+++ b/debian/rules.defs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 BUILD_DIR = debian/build
 STAMPS_DIR = debian/stamps
 
+export DEBIAN_KERNEL_DISABLE_DEBUG=1
+export DEBIAN_KERNEL_DISABLE_INSTALLER=1