diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 7317dfe2ad..4f48bc4b84 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -53,10 +53,7 @@ config.status: configure
 	touch modules.conf
 	echo $(MODULES)
 	for i in $(MODULES); do echo $$i >> modules.conf; done
-	./configure --prefix=/opt/freeswitch \
-		--host=$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE) \
-		--build=$(DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE) \
-		CFLAGS="-D__VIA_HACK__" ${FEATURES}
+	./configure --prefix=/opt/freeswitch --host=$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE) --build=$(DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE) ${FEATURES}
 
 configure: bootstrap.sh
 	AUTOCONF=${AUTOCONF} ./bootstrap.sh