diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index dfe209ea44725c8e132ef3228ef37c73124c05e9..4fe114fced4e8dfc56268657e33167c98ed9e269 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ dfsg-%:
 	git checkout dfsg
 	-git merge --no-commit $*
 	-git rm -rf scikits/learn/externals/joblib
-	-git rm -f ./scikits/learn/svm/src/libsvm/svm.*
+	# -git rm -f ./scikits/learn/svm/src/libsvm/svm.*
 	git commit -m "Merge $* into DFSG (pruning externals: joblib)" -a
 	git checkout debian