diff --git a/packaging/deb/debian/0001-debian-compile-using-latest-stable.patch b/packaging/deb/debian/0001-debian-compile-using-latest-stable.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8dd66a85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/deb/debian/0001-debian-compile-using-latest-stable.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+From 20381cd1ae673bed6b11ca36ce7cc83ff8e7a794 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: R1kaB3rN <100738684+R1kaB3rN@users.noreply.github.com>
+Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2025 13:42:06 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] debian: compile using latest stable
+
+---
+ Makefile.in | 7 ++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
+index 03b18fc4..9631d2b4 100644
+--- a/Makefile.in
++++ b/Makefile.in
+@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ PROJECT := umu-launcher
+ # Define the interpreters to use to prevent shebang complaints
+ PYTHON_INTERPRETER = /usr/bin/env python3
+ 
++SHELL_INTERPRETER = /usr/bin/env sh
++
+ # If this is changed to umu (uppercase), `uninstall` target will also remove the SLR directory
+ INSTALLDIR ?= umu
+ 
+@@ -173,7 +175,10 @@ PYTHON_PLATFORM_TAG = $(shell $(PYTHON_INTERPRETER) -c 'import sysconfig; print(
+ 
+ $(OBJDIR)/.build-umu-delta: | $(OBJDIR)
+ 	$(info :: Building delta dependencies )
+-	cargo build -r
++	curl -LJO https://sh.rustup.rs
++	chmod u+x sh.rustup.rs
++	$(SHELL_INTERPRETER) sh.rustup.rs --default-toolchain stable -y
++	./.cargo/bin/cargo build -r
+ 	cp -a ./target/release/libumu_delta.so $(OBJDIR)/umu_delta$(PYTHON_PLATFORM_TAG)
+ 
+ .PHONY: umu-delta
+-- 
+2.47.1
+
diff --git a/packaging/deb/debian/control b/packaging/deb/debian/control
index 2a0f6baee..eec2c26f9 100644
--- a/packaging/deb/debian/control
+++ b/packaging/deb/debian/control
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  python3-installer,
  python3-build,
  python3-pip,
- cargo,
+ curl,
 Standards-Version: 4.6.2
 Homepage: https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-launcher
 Vcs-Browser: https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-launcher
diff --git a/packaging/deb/debian/rules b/packaging/deb/debian/rules
index a13178230..8def6441b 100755
--- a/packaging/deb/debian/rules
+++ b/packaging/deb/debian/rules
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ PYTHONDIR = /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages
 	dh $@
 
 override_dh_auto_configure:
+	patch -p1 < packaging/deb/debian/0001-debian-compile-using-latest-stable.patch
 	./configure.sh --prefix=/usr
 	
 override_dh_auto_build: