diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index ec63514..0000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-9
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 174178d..bae0a32 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: dspawn
 Section: python
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Christophe Siraut <csiraut@entrouvert.com>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 10), dh-python, python3, python3-setuptools
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12), dh-python, python3, python3-setuptools
 Standards-Version: 4.1.3
 
 Package: dspawn