diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 3afa7c5..d9d4d58 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: lingo
 Maintainer: Frederic Peters <fpeters@entrouvert.com>
 Section: python
 Priority: optional
-Build-Depends: python-setuptools (>= 0.6b3), python-all (>= 2.6.6-3), debhelper (>= 9)
+Build-Depends: python-setuptools (>= 0.6b3), python-all (>= 2.6.6-3), debhelper (>= 9), dh-python
 Standards-Version: 3.9.1
 
 Package: python-lingo