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 9e96c71732602c31058b87131730f5671ff080c3..171bb28e739934dbf8ae7b8cd33d680854fb5263 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: postfix-policyd-proxy
 Section: unknown
 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: 4.1.3
 XS-Go-Import-Path: git.autistici.org/ai3/tools/postfix-policyd-proxy