diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index 48082f72f087ce7e6fa75b9c41d7387daecd447b..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-12
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 51ec8067bd84858e923b7a80f67a3373bf621ec5..d0381f5cee3435fa7fb542c5fd111d1f88d8bfa0 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ Source: rsyslog-exporter
 Section: admin
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Autistici/Inventati <debian@autistici.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 12~), golang-any, dh-golang,
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12),
+ golang-any, dh-golang,
  golang-github-prometheus-client-golang-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6