diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 78bed79918..d036215bb7 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ configure_flags_common = \
 configure_flags_deb = \
 	--default-library=shared \
 	-Dbroadway_backend=true \
-	-Dgtk_doc=true \
 	-Dinstalled_tests=true \
 	-Dintrospection=true \
 	-Dman=true \