diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index d08f663c..429813ff 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ endif
 	sed -i '/_IMPORT_CHECK_TARGETS \(Polly\|sancov\|llvm-omp-device-info\|omptarget\)/ {s|^|#|}' $(DEB_INST)/usr/lib/llvm-$(LLVM_VERSION)/lib/cmake/llvm/LLVMExports-*.cmake
 
 # Also disable mlir-* checks in the cmake
-	sed -i '/_IMPORT_CHECK_TARGETS \(mlir-\)/ {s|^|#|}' $(DEB_INST)/usr/lib/llvm-$(LLVM_VERSION)/lib/cmake/llvm/LLVMExports-*.cmake
+	sed -i '/_IMPORT_CHECK_TARGETS \(mlir-\|MLIR\)/ {s|^|#|}' $(DEB_INST)/usr/lib/llvm-$(LLVM_VERSION)/lib/cmake/llvm/LLVMExports-*.cmake
 
 # Disable CMake's package validation checks for binaries that may not be installed
 	sed -i 's|.*_IMPORT_CHECK_FILES_FOR_.*/bin/.*)|#&|' $(DEB_INST)/usr/lib/llvm-$(LLVM_VERSION)/lib/cmake/clang/ClangTargets-*.cmake