diff --git a/distros/ubuntu1604/rules b/distros/ubuntu1604/rules
index 6bc3dffb5..5cf153266 100755
--- a/distros/ubuntu1604/rules
+++ b/distros/ubuntu1604/rules
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
             -DZM_CGIDIR="/usr/lib/zoneminder/cgi-bin"  \
             -DZM_DIR_EVENTS="/var/cache/zoneminder/events"    \
             -DZM_DIR_IMAGES="/var/cache/zoneminder/images"    \
-            -DZM_PATH_ZMS="/zm/cgi-bin/nph-zms"               
+            -DZM_PATH_ZMS="/zm/cgi-bin/nph-zms"               \
+            -DZM_NO_CURL=1 \
+            -DZM_NO_LIBVLC=1 
 
 override_dh_clean:
 	dh_clean $(MANPAGES1)