diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index a8974b294..44465f992 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ CONFFLAGS = \
 	-Dnss-resolve=true \
 	-Dnss-systemd=true \
 	-Dresolve=true \
+	-Dstatus-unit-format-default=combined \
 	-Dstandalone-binaries=true
 
 ifeq (, $(filter stage1, $(DEB_BUILD_PROFILES)))