diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index 20cc3ec..8964cb2 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 debian-branch = debian
+export-dir = build-area
 upstream-branch = upstream/latest
 upstream-vcs-tag = %(version%~%-)s
-builder = dpkg-buildpackage -i -I -uc -us