diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index cf7c6ef..a8f64f1 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: dnswire
 Section: libs
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
-Build-Depends:
+Build-Depends: dpkg-dev (>= 1.22.5),
  debhelper-compat (= 13),
  libprotobuf-c-dev,
  libtinyframe-dev,