diff --git a/contrib/debian/rules b/contrib/debian/rules
--- a/contrib/debian/rules
+++ b/contrib/debian/rules
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@
 override_dh_auto_install:
 	ninja -C _build install/strip
 	DESTDIR= xvfb-run ninja -C _build install-manpages
+
+# Skip the dwz step since the files are stripped already.
+# https://manpages.debian.org/testing/debhelper/dh_dwz.1.en.html
+override_dh_dwz: ;