diff --git a/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template b/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template
index be788d20941..a5d385b84ed 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=rtorrent
 version=0.9.2
 revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--disable-debug"
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
 makedepends="libcurl-devel libsigc++-devel libtorrent-devel>=0.13.2 ncurses-devel"
 depends="libtorrent>=0.13.2"