diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 32104f9..462a56f 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -4,5 +4,8 @@
 %:
 	dh $@ 
 
+override_dh_auto_configure:
+	dh_auto_configure -- -DUSE_QTMIMETYPES=no
+
 override_dh_strip:
 	dh_strip --dbg-package=libqtxdg-dbg