diff --git a/packaging/debian/rules b/packaging/debian/rules
index f5894b7a43b..b48c433c339 100755
--- a/packaging/debian/rules
+++ b/packaging/debian/rules
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@ DEB_PYTHON2_MODULE_PACKAGES=ansible
 
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
 include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/python-distutils.mk
+
+ifeq ($(DEB_DIST), trusty)
+  export ANSIBLE_CRYPTO_BACKEND = pycrypto
+endif
+