diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index b1bd38b..0000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-13
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 41a1538..f5d6501 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: bkctld
 Section: utils
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Victor Laborie <vlaborie@evolix.fr>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 13~), dh-exec
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13), dh-exec
 Standards-Version: 4.0.0
 
 Package: bkctld