diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index ef697f173a..54c1e3dad1 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ CONFIG := Release
 TERM := xterm
 SHELL := /bin/bash
 export DH_VERBOSE=1
+export DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=1
 
 %:
 	dh $@