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 f13c575..f13904f 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers <pkg-java-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
 Uploaders: tony mancill <tmancill@debian.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 12),
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12),
                default-jdk (>= 1:1.8),
                gradle-debian-helper,
                junit4,