diff -Nru nmh-1.7.1/debian/changelog nmh-1.7.1/debian/changelog
--- nmh-1.7.1/debian/changelog	2018-03-08 08:28:52.000000000 +0000
+++ nmh-1.7.1/debian/changelog	2018-05-28 22:23:42.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+nmh (1.7.1-2) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * adjusted build rules (closes: #900219)
+
+ -- Alexander Zangerl <az@debian.org>  Tue, 29 May 2018 08:23:42 +1000
+
 nmh (1.7.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release
diff -Nru nmh-1.7.1/debian/rules nmh-1.7.1/debian/rules
--- nmh-1.7.1/debian/rules	2018-01-14 01:30:02.000000000 +0000
+++ nmh-1.7.1/debian/rules	2018-05-28 22:23:42.000000000 +0000
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 build-stamp:
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_autoreconf
-	./configure \
+	dh_auto_configure -- \
 	  --prefix= \
 	  --bindir='$${prefix}/usr/bin/mh' \
 	  --sysconfdir='$${prefix}/etc' \