diff --git a/build_scripts/Debian+Ubuntu/debian/rules b/build_scripts/Debian+Ubuntu/debian/rules
index a5cc9dd9a..ef740237e 100755
--- a/build_scripts/Debian+Ubuntu/debian/rules
+++ b/build_scripts/Debian+Ubuntu/debian/rules
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 configure: configure-stamp
 configure-stamp:
 	dh_testdir
-	cd src && qmake "CONFIG-=debug" "CONFIG+=release" "CONFIG+=rs_autologin" PREFIX=/usr LIB_DIR=/usr/lib RetroShare.pro
+	cd src && qmake "CONFIG-=debug" "CONFIG+=release" "CONFIG+=rs_autologin" "CONFIG+=retroshare_plugins" PREFIX=/usr LIB_DIR=/usr/lib RetroShare.pro
 	touch $@