diff --git a/debian/cargo/config b/debian/cargo/config
index 22f26415..48c7cd4e 100644
--- a/debian/cargo/config
+++ b/debian/cargo/config
@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@ registry = 'https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index'
 replace-with = 'vendored-sources'
 
 [source.vendored-sources]
-directory = '/usr/share/cargo/registry'
+# TODO: Use this instead of `../vendor`,
+# after Squeekboard can also be built with Debian packages only.
+# directory = '/usr/share/cargo/registry'
+directory = '../vendor'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index f4755666..5636b647 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -26,3 +26,7 @@ export RUSTFLAGS = --remap-path-prefix=$(CURDIR)=/remap-pwd $(xgot)
 
 %:
 	dh $@ --builddirectory=_build --buildsystem=meson
+
+# TODO: Remove this, after Squeekboard can also be built with Debian packages only.
+execute_before_dh_auto_configure:
+	cargo vendor