diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index c6bf10d..e225196 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 		--disable-silent-rules \
 		--disable-static \
 		--disable-schemas-compile \
-		--enable-gtk-doc
+		--enable-gtk-doc \
+		--enable-mpaste \
+		--with-gtk=2.0
 
 override_dh_strip:
 	dh_strip -pmate-desktop --dbg-package=mate-desktop-dbg