diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 641186e..b659dd5 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@
 
 %:
 	dh $@ --with python3 --buildsystem=pybuild
+
+override_dh_auto_clean:
+	dh_auto_clean
+	rm -rf locale/