diff --git a/debian/control.in b/debian/control.in
index 37cbad4..d03756e 100644
--- a/debian/control.in
+++ b/debian/control.in
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 
 ifdef(`UDEB_PKGS',``
 Package: e2fsprogs-udeb
+Build-Profiles: <!noudeb>
 Package-Type: udeb
 Section: debian-installer
 Priority: optional
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index c559a5d..2bdcbcc 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 SKIP_FUSE2FS=yes
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(filter noudeb,$(DEB_BUILD_PROFILES)),)
+SKIP_UDEB=yes
+endif
+
 DH_VERSION := $(shell dpkg-query -W -f '$${Version}' debhelper)
 
 # USE_DBGSYM :=