diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4706422b5..bfe8d4515 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cmake (3.4.1-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Pass correct buildsystem to dh_auto_test, fixes FTBFS. (Closes: #818040)
+
+ -- Felix Geyer <fgeyer@debian.org>  Sun, 13 Mar 2016 13:32:32 +0100
+
 cmake (3.4.1-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Upload to unstable.
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 231c4f9a0..07b109f9d 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ override_dh_auto_configure: $(BUILD_FLAGS_FILE)
 	                         $(BOOTSTRAP_PARALLEL) --verbose
 
 override_dh_auto_test:
-	HOME="`pwd`/Build" dh_auto_test -- ARGS="-E CTestTestUpload"
+	HOME="`pwd`/Build" dh_auto_test --buildsystem=cmake -- ARGS="-E CTestTestUpload"
 
 override_dh_auto_clean:
 	dh_auto_clean