diff --git a/buildout/Makefile b/buildout/Makefile
index bde81d3a681ab8a03148bd7c1e71fbc5817a5c32..3a4edd5fb09ff560e8a8f0772ddad28f43172792 100644
--- a/buildout/Makefile
+++ b/buildout/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ software: bin/buildout
 	$(PYTHON) -S bin/buildout $(BUILDOUT_OPT)
 
 bin/buildout:
-	$(PYTHON) -S bootstrap/bootstrap.py -d -v 1.4.4
+	$(PYTHON) -S bootstrap/bootstrap.py -v 1.4.4
 
 # run make assert to check that all is working
 assert: bin/python2.4