diff --git a/contrib/debian/rules b/contrib/debian/rules
index 16dc4f744..7fb48f244 100755
--- a/contrib/debian/rules
+++ b/contrib/debian/rules
@@ -16,14 +16,12 @@ export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS=optimize=-lto
 # Setting the build system is still required, because otherwise the GNUmakefile gets picked up
 override_dh_auto_configure:
 	ln -s cargo-vendor/vendor vendor
-	ln -s cargo-vendor/.cargo .cargo
 	dh_auto_configure -- -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
 	  -DRust_CARGO=$$(command -v cargo-1.85 || command -v cargo) \
 	  -DRust_COMPILER=$$(command -v rustc-1.85 || command -v rustc)
 
 override_dh_clean:
 	dh_clean --exclude=Cargo.toml.orig
-	-unlink .cargo
 	-unlink vendor
 
 override_dh_auto_test: