diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 9c2b184..eaeab57 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@
 	CFLAGS += -O2
 endif
 
-configure: config.status
+configure: config.h.in.backup config.status
+config.h.in.backup:
+	cp -p config.h.in config.h.in.backup
 config.status: patch
 	dh_testdir
-	cp -p config.h.in config.h.in.backup
 	./autogen.sh
 	./configure $(CONFFLAGS) \
 				--prefix=/usr \
@@ -43,7 +44,6 @@
 clean-patched:
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
-	[ ! -f config.h.in.backup ] || cp -p config.h.in.backup config.h.in
 	rm -f build-stamp configure-stamp
 	[ ! -f Makefile ] || $(MAKE) distclean
 	-rm -f `find . -name "*~"`
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 	-rm -f `find . -name "Makefile.in"` config.guess config.sub configure
 	-rm -f depcomp install-sh missing aclocal.m4 debian/dillo.png
 	[ ! -f Makefile ] || $(MAKE) clean
+	[ ! -f config.h.in.backup ] || mv config.h.in.backup config.h.in
 	dh_clean
 
 install: build