diff --git a/debian-devel/rules b/debian-devel/rules
index dbfcdea9c..cab713c93 100755
--- a/debian-devel/rules
+++ b/debian-devel/rules
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS=hardening=+all
 
 BUILDDIR = builddir
 
-$(BUILDDIR)/Makefile:
-	mkdir -p $(BUILDDIR)
-	cd $(BUILDDIR) && \
-	cmake .. \
+override_dh_auto_configure:
+	dh_auto_configure --buildsystem=cmake -- \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:FILEPATH=/usr \
 		-DLIBDIR=/usr/lib/${DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH} \
 		-DENABLE_DOC:BOOL=ON \
@@ -18,14 +16,8 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/Makefile:
 		-DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH:BOOL=ON \
 		-DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON
 
-override_dh_auto_configure:
-	echo
-
-override_dh_auto_build: $(BUILDDIR)/Makefile
-	dh_auto_build
-
 override_dh_installchangelogs:
 	dh_installchangelogs ChangeLog.adoc
 
 %:
-	dh $@ --builddirectory=$(BUILDDIR) --without autoreconf
+	dh $@ --builddirectory=$(BUILDDIR)
diff --git a/debian-stable/rules b/debian-stable/rules
index dbfcdea9c..cab713c93 100755
--- a/debian-stable/rules
+++ b/debian-stable/rules
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS=hardening=+all
 
 BUILDDIR = builddir
 
-$(BUILDDIR)/Makefile:
-	mkdir -p $(BUILDDIR)
-	cd $(BUILDDIR) && \
-	cmake .. \
+override_dh_auto_configure:
+	dh_auto_configure --buildsystem=cmake -- \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:FILEPATH=/usr \
 		-DLIBDIR=/usr/lib/${DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH} \
 		-DENABLE_DOC:BOOL=ON \
@@ -18,14 +16,8 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/Makefile:
 		-DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH:BOOL=ON \
 		-DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON
 
-override_dh_auto_configure:
-	echo
-
-override_dh_auto_build: $(BUILDDIR)/Makefile
-	dh_auto_build
-
 override_dh_installchangelogs:
 	dh_installchangelogs ChangeLog.adoc
 
 %:
-	dh $@ --builddirectory=$(BUILDDIR) --without autoreconf
+	dh $@ --builddirectory=$(BUILDDIR)