diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 7e210e0..7d626c0 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Description: useful tools for Ubuntu developers
 
 Package: python-ubuntutools
 Architecture: all
-Depends: ${python:Depends}
+Depends: ${python:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
 Breaks: ubuntu-dev-tools (<< 0.154)
 Replaces: ubuntu-dev-tools (<< 0.154)
 Description: useful library of APIs for Ubuntu developer tools (Python 2)
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Description: useful library of APIs for Ubuntu developer tools (Python 2)
 
 Package: python3-ubuntutools
 Architecture: all
-Depends: ${python3:Depends}
+Depends: ${python3:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
 Description: useful library of APIs for Ubuntu developer tools
  This package ships a collection of APIs, helpers and wrappers used to
  develop useful utiliteis for Ubuntu developers.