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 1b9afb454167af218756259f3c1651b8e892a117..2ffdf091b8169edccd32d81e173f1c78ea957ad1 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Source: systemd-docker
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: ale <ale@incal.net>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 12~), dh-golang, golang-any (>= 1.11)
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12), dh-golang, golang-any (>= 1.11)
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 
 Package: systemd-docker