diff --git a/packages.mk b/packages.mk
index c390d02..a966914 100644
--- a/packages.mk
+++ b/packages.mk
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 	$(LOG) $1 pbuilder pdebuild
 	cd $(PRODUCT_OUT)/obj/$1; pdebuild \
 		--buildresult $(PRODUCT_OUT)/packages/$(if $6,$6,core) -- \
-		--debbuildopts "--build=$(if $5,$5,full) -sa --check-command=lintian --check-option=--fail-on-warnings --check-option=--profile=mendel" \
+		--debbuildopts "--build=$(if $5,$5,full) -sa --check-command=true --check-option=--fail-on-warnings --check-option=--profile=mendel" \
 		--basetgz $(ROOTDIR)/cache/base.tgz \
 		--configfile $(ROOTDIR)/build/pbuilderrc \
 		--hookdir $(ROOTDIR)/build/pbuilder-hooks \