diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 4fcb276c..0e18a13d 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: debian-cd
 Section: admin
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 3)
+Build-Depends-Indep: debhelper (>= 3)
 Standards-Version: 3.5.2
 
 Package: debian-cd