diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d48757b..e25d95f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+python-django-bootstrap-form (3.1.0-6) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Switch from syncdb to migrate, which fixes FTBFS (Closes: #806362).
+
+ -- Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org>  Wed, 23 Dec 2015 09:48:16 +0000
+
 python-django-bootstrap-form (3.1.0-5) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Added Python 3 support (Closes: #761294).
diff --git a/debian/patches/0003-replace-syncdb-by-migrate.patch b/debian/patches/0003-replace-syncdb-by-migrate.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e55ce75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/0003-replace-syncdb-by-migrate.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Description: Replace syncdb by migrate
+ Upstream Django moved from syncdb to migrate in release 1.9. This fixes it.
+Author: Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org>
+Forwarded: no
+Last-Update: 2015-12-23
+
+--- python-django-bootstrap-form-3.1.0.orig/tests/__init__.py
++++ python-django-bootstrap-form-3.1.0/tests/__init__.py
+@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class ExampleForm(forms.Form):
+ 
+ class BootstrapTemplateTagTests(TestCase):
+     def setUp(self):
+-        call_command('syncdb', interactive=False)
++        call_command('migrate', interactive=False)
+         self.maxDiff = None
+ 
+     @classmethod
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index e0df862..4f953af 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 0001-Add-django.setup-for-Django-1.7-compatibility.patch
 0002-Fix-test-case-for-Django-1.7-s-addition-of-an-id-att.patch
+0003-replace-syncdb-by-migrate.patch