diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 18bdab79f..e5b48ab31 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 cmake (2.8.11-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
+  * Build with BZip2 support, thanks to Pino Toscano for heads up!
 
  -- Modestas Vainius <modax@debian.org>  Sun, 19 May 2013 22:42:35 +0300
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index a0d96e0f6..d132812d3 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Modestas Vainius <modax@debian.org>
 Uploaders: A. Maitland Bottoms <bottoms@debian.org>, Kai Wasserbäch <curan@debian.org>
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9), libcurl4-gnutls-dev, libexpat1-dev, zlib1g-dev,
- libncurses5-dev, libqt4-dev (>= 4.4.0), procps [!hurd-any], libarchive-dev (>= 2.8.0)
+ libncurses5-dev, libqt4-dev (>= 4.4.0), procps [!hurd-any], libarchive-dev (>= 2.8.0),
+ libbz2-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.9.3
 Vcs-Git: git://anonscm.debian.org/git/collab-maint/cmake.git
 Vcs-Browser: http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=collab-maint/cmake.git;a=summary
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 1dc1104b8..c5761082d 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ $(BUILD_FLAGS_FILE) verify-build-flags:
 	$(call $(flag_action),BUILD_QtDialog,ON,"Build Qt4 GUI")
 #	$(call $(flag_action),BUILD_DOCUMENTATION,ON)
 	$(call $(flag_action),CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBARCHIVE,ON)
+	$(call $(flag_action),CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_BZIP2,ON)
 
 $(BUILD_FLAGS_FILE): flag_action := set_build_flag
 verify-build-flags: flag_action := verify_build_flag