diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ad42480..75132a5 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ libqtxdg (3.5.0-0ubuntu1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * New upstream release.
     - Update upstream signing key.
   * Bump Standards-version to 4.5.0, no changes needed.
+  * debhelper -> debhelper-compat.
 
  -- Simon Quigley <tsimonq2@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:55:01 -0500
 
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 78541dc..3b0fc20 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Uploaders: Alf Gaida <agaida@siduction.org>,
 Section: libs
 Priority: optional
 Build-Depends: cmake,
-               debhelper (>= 12),
+               debhelper-compat (= 12),
                libmagic-dev,
                libqt5svg5-dev,
                lxqt-build-tools (>= 0.6.0),