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 d24eced8e67e8f016a1f9fe7f4000c20d73fefde..8b2865ffce49c308e3f45a9bd0683445a441323e 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: logcat
 Section: devel
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: Autistici/Inventati <debian@autistici.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 12~),
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12),
                dh-golang,
                golang-go
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6