diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index fdab11ec4..7cdbd1f01 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ clean: debian/control
 	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR) $(STAMPS_DIR) debian/lib/python/debian_linux/*.pyc
 	dh_clean
 
-binary-indep: build
+binary-indep:
 	dh_testdir
 	$(MAKE) -f debian/rules.gen binary-indep
 
-binary-arch: build
+binary-arch:
 	dh_testdir
 	$(MAKE) -f debian/rules.gen binary-arch-$(DEB_HOST_ARCH)