diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index d722d66..6a71479 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 override_dh_auto_configure:
 	./autogen.sh
-	dh_auto_configure -- --disable-compile-demo
+	dh_auto_configure -- --disable-compile-demo --with-python3
 
 override_dh_strip:
 	# emptying the dependency_libs field in .la files