diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 1be1f17..17832d1 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -12,5 +12,9 @@
 override_dh_installchangelogs:
 	dh_installchangelogs ChangeLog
 
+override_dh_auto_configure:
+	chmod ugo+x ./configure
+	dh_auto_configure
+
 %:
 	dh $@