diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 356a371..6cc45a7 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ libsysstat (0.4.3-0ubuntu1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release.
   * Bump Standards-version to 4.5.0, no changes needed.
+  * debhelper -> debhelper-compat.
 
  -- Simon Quigley <tsimonq2@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:01:12 -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 6672ed5..5ef35f8 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Uploaders: Alf Gaida <agaida@siduction.org>,
            Shih-Yuan Lee (FourDollars) <fourdollars@gmail.com>
 Section: libs
 Priority: optional
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 12),
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12),
                lxqt-build-tools (>= 0.5.0)
 Standards-Version: 4.5.0
 Vcs-Browser: https://phab.lubuntu.me/source/libsysstat/