diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 38bd58983..2eb4b3a92 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Section: net
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Sebastien Helleu <flashcode@flashtux.org>
 Uploaders: Julien Louis <ptitlouis@sysif.net>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>> 4.0.0), libncurses5-dev (>= 5.2.20020112a-7), libperl-dev, python-dev
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>> 4.0.4), libncurses5-dev (>= 5.2.20020112a-7), libperl-dev, python-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.6.1
 
 Package: weechat
diff --git a/weechat/debian/control b/weechat/debian/control
index 38bd58983..2eb4b3a92 100644
--- a/weechat/debian/control
+++ b/weechat/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Section: net
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Sebastien Helleu <flashcode@flashtux.org>
 Uploaders: Julien Louis <ptitlouis@sysif.net>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>> 4.0.0), libncurses5-dev (>= 5.2.20020112a-7), libperl-dev, python-dev
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>> 4.0.4), libncurses5-dev (>= 5.2.20020112a-7), libperl-dev, python-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.6.1
 
 Package: weechat