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 c538c27936e1dac618738ae16560d3005fea967b..3ae3dd3dfe85f78e16a2f74fa4ddf2b8e998de77 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: jitsi-prometheus-exporter
 Section: admin
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: ale <ale@incal.net>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 12~), dh-golang, golang-any
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12), dh-golang, golang-any
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 
 Package: jitsi-prometheus-exporter