diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 353d26eb9..4cc1e9faa 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 include /usr/share/dpkg/pkg-info.mk
 
+# Do not build with link-time optimization, cf. https://bugs.debian.org/1034873
+export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS := optimize=-lto
+
 export DEB_CXXFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND := $(shell dpkg-buildflags --get CPPFLAGS)
 export DEB_CFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND := $(shell dpkg-buildflags --get CPPFLAGS)
 export DEB_LDFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND := -Wl,--as-needed