diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ed6ff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+5
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 1053bab..5048690 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Section: mail
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Stas Degteff <stas_degteff@users.sourceforge.net>
 Homepage: http://golded-plus.sourceforge.net
-Build-Depends: debhelper, libncurses5-dev
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 5), libncurses5-dev
 #Standards-Version: 3.6.1
 
 Package: golded-plus