diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 2ea031c51e..c60d611a42 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 
 override_dh_auto_build:
 	# Terrible hack to use modern platformio to build the native version
-	python3 -m venv venv
-	. venv/bin/activate
-	pip install platformio
+	# python3 -m venv venv
+	# . venv/bin/activate
+	pip install platformio --break-system-packages
 	platformio run -e native
-	deactivate
-	rm -rf venv
+	# deactivate
+	# rm -rf venv
 	# Move the binary and default config to the correct name
 	mv .pio/build/native/program .pio/build/native/meshtasticd
 	cp bin/config-dist.yaml bin/config.yaml