diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index 55d97b80b7..3af7f7c3b4 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # This is a cross-platform list tracking distribution packages needed for install and tests;
 # see https://docs.openstack.org/infra/bindep/ for additional information.
 
-mysql-server [platform:dpkg]
-mariadb-server [platform:redhat]
+mysql-server [platform:dpkg !platform:debian]
+mariadb-server [platform:redhat platform:debian]
 postgresql
 
 build-essential [platform:dpkg]
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ libxslt1-dev [platform:dpkg]
 libyaml-dev [platform:dpkg]
 libssl-dev [platform:dpkg]
 libffi-dev [platform:dpkg]
-libmysqlclient-dev [platform:dpkg]
+libmysqlclient-dev [platform:ubuntu]
+libmariadb-dev-compat [platform:debian]
 libpq-dev [platform:dpkg]
-mysql-client [platform:dpkg]
+mysql-client [platform:dpkg !platform:debian]
 postgresql-client [platform:dpkg]
 
 gcc [platform:rpm]