diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 21bcee3258..ebcc80eb77 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ dest_only_libafs: only_libafs dest_dirs
 	$(MAKE) build TARGET=libafs COMPILE_PART2B=dest
 	-${INSTALL_DATA} ${srcdir}/src/LICENSE ${DEST}/LICENSE
 
-dpkg: dest
+dpkg:
 	ln -fs ${srcdir}/src/packaging/Debian debian
 	dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -us -uc