diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index de6c12e2d..0d1030290 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 RTPENGINE_ROOT_DIR=.
 with_transcoding ?= yes
-ifneq ($(DEB_WITH_TRANSCODING),)
-with_transcoding = $(DEB_WITH_TRANSCODING)
-endif
 
 include lib/lib.Makefile
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 06a56760d..02b77fc87 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Description: proxy for RTP and media streams used in NGCP, userspace part
 
 Package: ngcp-rtpengine-recording-daemon
 Architecture: any
+Build-Profiles: <!pkg.ngcp-rtpengine.no-transcoding>
 Recommends:
  ngcp-rtpengine-utils,
 Suggests:
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 83dbf34b2..2926441e1 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ PACKAGE=ngcp-rtpengine-kernel
 
 XTABLES_DIR:=$(shell pkg-config xtables --variable=xtlibdir || echo /lib/xtables)
 
+ifneq (,$(filter $(DEB_BUILD_PROFILES),pkg.ngcp-rtpengine.no-transcoding))
+export with_transcoding = no
+endif
+
 %:
 	dh $@