diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index f599e28b..00000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-10
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 56578f6b..10260ef7 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: chrono
 Maintainer: Frederic Peters <fpters@entrouvert.com>
 Section: python
 Priority: optional
-Build-Depends: python3-setuptools, python3-all, python3-django, debhelper (>= 10), dh-python, dh-systemd, sassc
+Build-Depends: python3-setuptools, python3-all, python3-django, debhelper-compat (= 12), dh-python, dh-systemd, sassc
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 
 Package: python3-chrono
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index cd835131..7c2486a6 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 export PYBUILD_NAME=chrono
 
 %:
-	dh $@ --with python3,systemd --buildsystem=pybuild
+	dh $@ --with python3 --buildsystem=pybuild
 
 override_dh_install:
 	dh_install