diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index fc9dc07..9de967a 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 
+	# disable ctrl-alt-del.target
+	rm debian/systemd/usr/lib/systemd/system/ctrl-alt-del.target
+
 override_dh_missing:
 	dh_missing $(DH_MISSING)