diff --git a/packaging/debian/build_spectrum2.sh b/packaging/debian/build_spectrum2.sh
index b90c31d4..686db647 100755
--- a/packaging/debian/build_spectrum2.sh
+++ b/packaging/debian/build_spectrum2.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ tar -czf spectrum2_$version.orig.tar.gz spectrum2-$version
 cp -r debian spectrum2-$version/debian
 
 cd spectrum2-$version
-debuild -i -us -uc
+DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=nocheck debuild -i -us -uc
 
 cd ..