diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 95373be..ac198e4 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 		--libexecdir=/usr/lib/${pkgname} \
 		--localstatedir=/var \
 		--disable-static \
-		$(CONFIGURE_SYSTEMD) \
-		--with-gtk=3.0
+		$(CONFIGURE_SYSTEMD)
 
 override_dh_strip:
 	dh_strip --dbgsym-migration='mate-system-monitor-dbg (<< 1.14.0-2~)'