diff --git a/bindings/java/Makefile.am b/bindings/java/Makefile.am
index b7db5dadc8244da905089d06b8b9930a1cc7d4e5..ad27526edaf40d1ead0b16f3ef2ccde7f2c137a1 100644
--- a/bindings/java/Makefile.am
+++ b/bindings/java/Makefile.am
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ jardir = $(prefix)/share/java
 jar_DATA = $(tsk_jar)
 
 if OFFLINE
- ant_command=ant dist -Doffline=true
+ ant_args=-Doffline=true
 else
- ant_command=ant dist
+
 endif
 
 
 $(tsk_jar):
 
 all-local:
-	$(ant_command)
+	ant dist $(ant_args)
 
 CLEANFILES = $(tsk_jar)
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index cfd425ffedf8077b6098887ba5b8c6e69c3fb234..466d9083113628d207e42b6181c6d703f7bf9e45 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ export DEB_LDFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND = -lsqlite3 -lsupc++ -Wl,--as-needed
 #	dh_auto_configure -- #	-DCMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH=$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
 
 
+override_dh_auto_configure:
+	dh_auto_configure -- --enable-offline=yes
 override_dh_auto_install:
 	cd tsk/
 	sudo make install