diff --git a/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template b/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template
index b8a70c3db46..1951ebb52bf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # Template file for 'rtorrent'
 pkgname=rtorrent
 version=0.8.8
-revision=1
+revision=2
 distfiles="http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/downloads/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--disable-debug"
 short_desc="Ncurses BitTorrent client based on libTorrent"
 maintainer="Mike Rosset <mike.rosset@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no"
 license="GPL-2"
-
 checksum=8511eac924a49ae577806191c2f3a590661a1e946f3a5ecaca477e054a75ec62
 long_desc="
  rtorrent is a BitTorrent client for ncurses, using the libtorrent library.