diff -up xpra-0.14.19/setup.py.orig xpra-0.14.19/setup.py
--- xpra-0.14.19/setup.py.orig	2015-03-03 18:09:22.759395756 +0000
+++ xpra-0.14.19/setup.py	2015-03-03 18:43:03.947388532 +0000
@@ -1744,11 +1744,6 @@ if vpx_ENABLED:
 
 
 toggle_packages(rencode_ENABLED, "xpra.net.rencode")
-if rencode_ENABLED:
-    rencode_pkgconfig = pkgconfig(optimize=not debug_ENABLED)
-    cython_add(Extension("xpra.net.rencode.rencode",
-                ["xpra/net/rencode/rencode.pyx"],
-                **rencode_pkgconfig))
 
 
 toggle_packages(bencode_ENABLED, "xpra.net.bencode")