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 6d68a3418a17a07013583ffaaa3c344e0c246c0e..637a5e9422bb7e7b0a25b3b20d113ae2fb5fd503 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: float-debug-proxy
 Section: net
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: Autistici/Inventati <debian@autistici.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 12~), golang-any (>= 1.11), dh-golang
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12), golang-any (>= 1.11), dh-golang
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 XS-Go-Import-Path: git.autistici.org/ai3/tools/float-debug-proxy