diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index aa80a7f5a06dafd35c55efe11a5bb68577f51864..cbdd3f25a682e198139830db53e97afe80432f8b 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Source: sflphone
 Maintainer: SavoirFaireLinux Inc <emmanuel.milou@savoirfairelinux.com>
 Section: gnome
 Priority: optional
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>> 3.0.0)
 Standards-Version: 0.9
 
 Package: sflphone