diff --git a/legacy/elementary/debian/rules b/legacy/elementary/debian/rules
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..813b4636e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legacy/elementary/debian/rules
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
+include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/autotools.mk
+
+DEB_MAKE_CLEAN_TARGET := clean
+DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --disable-rpath
+
+clean::
+	./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr $(DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS)