diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4724b63dee..911b970493 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ git-annex (5.20141014) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * vicfg: Deleting configurations now resets to the default, where
     before it has no effect.
+  * Remove hurd stuff from cabal file, since hackage currently rejects
+    it.
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:09:24 -0400
 
diff --git a/git-annex.cabal b/git-annex.cabal
index 18a7150ddc..4e13326c2f 100644
--- a/git-annex.cabal
+++ b/git-annex.cabal
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Executable git-annex
     Build-Depends: DAV (>= 1.0), http-client
     CPP-Options: -DWITH_WEBDAV
 
-  if flag(Assistant) && ! os(solaris) && ! os(gnu)
+  if flag(Assistant) && ! os(solaris)
     CPP-Options: -DWITH_ASSISTANT
 
   if flag(Assistant)
@@ -179,9 +179,8 @@ Executable git-annex
               Build-Depends: hinotify
               CPP-Options: -DWITH_INOTIFY
             else
-              if ! os(gnu)
-                CPP-Options: -DWITH_KQUEUE
-                C-Sources: Utility/libkqueue.c
+              CPP-Options: -DWITH_KQUEUE
+              C-Sources: Utility/libkqueue.c
 
   if (os(linux))
     if flag(Dbus)