diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index ef0edda1918051c889a3ca9677ad06f5e3b6481e..53056e69694f5c8237a964664e799a58c5dc4cbc 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: gostatsd
 Section: net
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: ale <ale@incal.net>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8.0.0), dh-golang
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8.0.0), dh-golang, golang-go
 Standards-Version: 3.9.4
 Homepage: https://github.com/kisielk/gostatsd