diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index b1bd38b..0000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-13
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index be4cdb1..4ba274e 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Debian Go Packaging Team <pkg-go-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
 Uploaders: Anthony Fok <foka@debian.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 13~),
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13),
                dh-golang,
                golang-any,
                golang-github-bowery-prompt-dev,