diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index 48082f7..0000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-12
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index d10ffb9..18f1386 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Uploaders: Balint Reczey <balint@balintreczey.hu>,
 Homepage: https://github.com/graeme-hill/crossguid
 Standards-Version: 3.9.7
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 12~), uuid-dev
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12), uuid-dev
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/crossguid
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/crossguid.git -b master