diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index b653e5d84b..0588b0dc89 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+tor (0.2.1.X-alpha-X) Xxperimental; urgency=low
+
+  * Do not build with openbsd's malloc unless enable-openbsd-malloc is in
+    DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS.
+
+ -- Peter Palfrader <weasel@debian.org>  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:37:14 +0200
+
 tor (0.2.1.2-alpha-1) experimental; urgency=low
 
   * New alpha release.
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index b3f2b0dadb..797d67ea5a 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ CONF_OPTIONS =
 ifneq (,$(findstring with-dmalloc,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
 	CONF_OPTIONS += --with-dmalloc
 endif
-# inhibit building with --enable-openbsd-malloc
-ifeq (,$(findstring no-enable-openbsd-malloc,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
+# allow building with --enable-openbsd-malloc
+ifneq (,$(findstring enable-openbsd-malloc,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
 	CONF_OPTIONS += --enable-openbsd-malloc
 endif