diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index b4de394..0000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-11
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index b3f30f5..45ec376 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Uploaders:
  Stefano Rivera <stefanor@debian.org>,
 Build-Depends:
  dctrl-tools,
- debhelper (>= 11),
+ debhelper-compat (= 11),
  devscripts (>= 2.11.0~),
  dh-python,
  distro-info (>= 0.2~),