diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 9972821a51..f82dc19ddc 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ include /usr/share/dpkg/default.mk
 override_dh_auto_configure:
 	dh_auto_configure -- \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
+		-DQUICK_COMPILER=ON \
 		-DUNIT_TESTING=ON \
 		-DEXTERNAL_VERSION=$(DEB_VERSION) \
 		-DPLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/lib/$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)/qt5/plugins \