diff --git a/rules b/rules
index b167196..6755b58 100755
--- a/rules
+++ b/rules
@@ -29,6 +29,26 @@ include $(DROOT)/rules.d/0-common-vars.mk
 # Maintainer targets
 include $(DROOT)/rules.d/1-maintainer.mk
 
+ifeq ($(DEB_STAGE),stage1)
+    enable_stage1=true
+    enable_stage2=false
+else
+    ifeq ($(DEB_STAGE),stage2)
+	enable_stage1=false
+	enable_stage2=true
+    else
+	enable_stage1=true
+	enable_stage2=true
+    endif
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(enable_stage1),true)
+    do_tools:=false
+    do_doc_package:=false
+    do_source_package:=false
+    do_libc_dev_package:=true
+endif
+
 # Debian Build System targets
 binary: binary-indep binary-arch
 
diff --git a/rules.d/1-maintainer.mk b/rules.d/1-maintainer.mk
index 65b9688..d62e97f 100644
--- a/rules.d/1-maintainer.mk
+++ b/rules.d/1-maintainer.mk
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ endif
 	@echo "do_common_headers_indep   = $(do_common_headers_indep)"
 	@echo "do_full_source            = $(do_full_source)"
 	@echo "do_tools                  = $(do_tools)"
+	@echo "enable_stage1             = $(enable_stage1)"
+	@echo "enable_stage2             = $(enable_stage2)"
 
 printchanges:
 	@baseCommit=$$(git log --pretty=format:'%H %s' | \
diff --git a/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk b/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk
index ace4d85..1b31e83 100644
--- a/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk
+++ b/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk
@@ -377,11 +377,14 @@ endif
 
 binary-debs: binary-perarch $(stampdir)/stamp-flavours $(addprefix binary-,$(flavours))
 
-build-arch:  $(addprefix build-,$(flavours))
-
-binary-arch-deps = binary-debs
-ifeq ($(AUTOBUILD),)
-binary-arch-deps += binary-udebs
+build-arch-deps =
+
+ifeq ($(enable_stage2),true)
+    build-arch-deps += $(addprefix build-,$(flavours))
+    binary-arch-deps = binary-debs
+    ifeq ($(AUTOBUILD),)
+    binary-arch-deps += binary-udebs
+    endif
 endif
 ifeq ($(do_libc_dev_package),true)
 binary-arch-deps += binary-arch-headers
@@ -390,3 +393,4 @@ ifneq ($(do_common_headers_indep),true)
 binary-arch-deps += binary-headers
 endif
 binary-arch: $(binary-arch-deps)
+build-arch: $(build-arch-deps)