diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index d8309f6..f4cc636 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
+ifeq (,$(filter terse,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
+export DH_VERBOSE = 1
+configure_opts = --disable-silent-rules
+else
+configure_opts = --enable-silent-rules
+endif
+
 export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS = hardening=+all
 
 %:
 	dh $@
+
+override_dh_auto_configure:
+	dh_auto_configure -- $(configure_opts)