diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9864b83545..ab394a72a8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ build:debian-stable:
   script:
     # Shared GitLab runners limit the log size to 4M, so reduce verbosity. See
     # https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/support-forum/issues/2790
+    - export DH_QUIET=1
+    - export MAKEFLAGS=--silent
     - dpkg-buildpackage -b --no-sign -jauto
     - mkdir debian-packages
     - mv ../*.deb debian-packages/