diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 4cc8634e9..78dd104e0 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Source: busybox
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Erik Andersen <andersee@debian.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 2.0.80)
+Build-Depends: debhelper
 Standards-Version: 3.1.1
 
 Package: busybox