diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index a0304bb..a556ff5 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -3,5 +3,8 @@
 %:
 	dh ${@} --with nodejs
 
+# Avoid running webpack as that's not needed.
+override_dh_auto_build:
+
 override_dh_auto_test:
 	# requires node-crc-32 (!= node-crc32)