diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8bc99336..3fd43a08 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ ${DEB}:
 	rm -rf build
 	rsync -a * build
 	echo "git clone git://git.proxmox.com/git/qemu-server.git\\ngit checkout ${GITVERSION}" > build/debian/SOURCE
-	cd build; dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b -us -uc
+	cd build; dpkg-buildpackage -b -us -uc
 	lintian ${DEB}
 
 .PHONY: test