diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 5e727da4..014e6168 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Section: python
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: PKG OpenStack <openstack-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
 Uploaders: gustavo panizzo <gfa@zumbi.com.ar>, Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper,
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
                dh-python,
                openstack-pkg-tools,
                python-all,