diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index e835707a2..30a3867b8 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ verify_build_flag = @grep \
 
 $(BUILD_FLAGS_FILE) verify-build-flags:
 	$(call $(flag_action),CMAKE_SKIP_RPATH,ON,"Skip rpath")
-	$(call $(flag_action),CMAKE_USE_RELATIVE_PATHS,ON,"Use relative paths")
 	$(call $(flag_action),CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE,ON,"Verbose build")
 	$(call $(flag_action),CMAKE_C_FLAGS,"$(CFLAGS)","C flags")
 	$(call $(flag_action),CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS,"$(CXXFLAGS)","C++ flags")