diff --git a/debian/lenny/tdebase/debian/rules b/debian/lenny/tdebase/debian/rules
index 6d9265977..31b76c528 100755
--- a/debian/lenny/tdebase/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/lenny/tdebase/debian/rules
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DWITH_SUDO_KONSOLE_SUPER_USER_COMMAND="OFF" \
  -DWITH_LDAP="ON" \
  -DWITH_SAMBA="ON" \
+ -DWITH_LIBUSB="ON" \
  -DWITH_LIBRAW1394="ON" \
  -DWITH_OPENEXR="ON" \
  -DWITH_XCOMPOSITE="ON" \
diff --git a/debian/squeeze/tdebase/debian/rules b/debian/squeeze/tdebase/debian/rules
index 8d6c84f8e..e8502d281 100755
--- a/debian/squeeze/tdebase/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/squeeze/tdebase/debian/rules
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DWITH_SUDO_KONSOLE_SUPER_USER_COMMAND="OFF" \
  -DWITH_LDAP="ON" \
  -DWITH_SAMBA="ON" \
+ -DWITH_LIBUSB="ON" \
  -DWITH_LIBRAW1394="ON" \
  -DWITH_OPENEXR="ON" \
  -DWITH_XCOMPOSITE="ON" \
diff --git a/ubuntu/maverick/tdebase/debian/rules b/ubuntu/maverick/tdebase/debian/rules
index 43ab682d0..84da82e43 100755
--- a/ubuntu/maverick/tdebase/debian/rules
+++ b/ubuntu/maverick/tdebase/debian/rules
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DWITH_SUDO_KONSOLE_SUPER_USER_COMMAND="ON" \
  -DWITH_LDAP="ON" \
  -DWITH_SAMBA="ON" \
+ -DWITH_LIBUSB="ON" \
  -DWITH_LIBRAW1394="ON" \
  -DWITH_OPENEXR="ON" \
  -DWITH_XCOMPOSITE="ON" \