diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 00c6867..91831c4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 golang-github-go-kit-kit (0.6.0-4) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Bump debhelper from old 10 to 12.
+  * Set debhelper-compat version in Build-Depends.
 
  -- Debian Janitor <janitor@jelmer.uk>  Tue, 28 Apr 2020 21:48:19 +0000
 
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 10f1112..100fc80 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Section: devel
 Testsuite: autopkgtest-pkg-go
 Priority: optional
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 12~),
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12),
                dh-golang (>= 1.17~),
                golang-any,
                golang-github-dgrijalva-jwt-go-dev (>= 3.0~),