diff --git a/Formula/xerces-c.rb b/Formula/xerces-c.rb
index 358f7b31d6b..5d9218496c6 100644
--- a/Formula/xerces-c.rb
+++ b/Formula/xerces-c.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class XercesC < Formula
   md5 '6a8ec45d83c8cfb1584c5a5345cb51ae'
 
   def install
-    system "./configure", "--prefix=#{prefix}", "--disable-debug", "--disable-dependency-tracking"
+    system "./configure", "--disable-dependency-tracking", "--prefix=#{prefix}"
     system "make install"
   end
 end