diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 9ecc1ed..322d12f 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 		PKG_NAME=mate-power-manager mate-autogen
 
 	dh_auto_configure -- \
+		--disable-silent-rules \
 		--libexecdir=/usr/lib/$(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_BUILD_MULTIARCH)/mate-power-manager \
 		--disable-scrollkeeper \
 		--enable-applets \