diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index ffe35c9..2ae5265 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: libnvme
 Section: libs
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
-Build-Depends:
+Build-Depends: dpkg-dev (>= 1.22.5),
  cmake,
  debhelper-compat (= 13),
  dh-python,