diff --git a/debian/README.source b/debian/README.source
deleted file mode 100644
index f0fe49a..0000000
--- a/debian/README.source
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-We use dpatch for patch handling inside our package(s).  Please see
-/usr/share/doc/dpatch/README.source.gz (if you have installed dpatch) for
-documentation about dpatch.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 871825c..e9bb67d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ dns-flood-detector (1.12-7) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * Add trailing trunk/ at Vcs-Svn-field
   * Updating standards version to 3.9.3, no changes needed
+  * Switch over to packaging format 3.0 (quit) (closes: #664409)
 
  -- Jan Wagner <waja@cyconet.org>  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:09:56 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
index 7ed6ff8..ec63514 100644
--- a/debian/compat
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5
+9
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index d71c917..c004bdc 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: dns-flood-detector
 Section: net
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Jan Wagner <waja@cyconet.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 5), dpatch, libpcap0.8-dev
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9), dpatch, libpcap0.8-dev
 Homepage: http://www.adotout.com/
 Vcs-Browser: https://scm.uncompleted.org/projects/debian/repository/show/dns-flood-detector
 Vcs-Svn: https://scm.uncompleted.org/svn/debian/dns-flood-detector/trunk
diff --git a/debian/patches/00list b/debian/patches/00list
deleted file mode 100644
index 3220968..0000000
--- a/debian/patches/00list
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-01_fix_prototyp.dpatch
diff --git a/debian/patches/01_fix_prototyp.dpatch b/debian/patches/fix_prototyp
similarity index 69%
rename from debian/patches/01_fix_prototyp.dpatch
rename to debian/patches/fix_prototyp
index d6b7390..765c740 100755
--- a/debian/patches/01_fix_prototyp.dpatch
+++ b/debian/patches/fix_prototyp
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/sh /usr/share/dpatch/dpatch-run
-## 01_fix_prototyp.dpatch by dann frazier <dannf@debian.org>
-##
-## DP: fix missing function prototype definition 
-
-@DPATCH@
+From: dann frazier <dannf@debian.org>
+Subject: fix missing function prototype definition
 
 --- dns-flood-detector-1.10/dns_flood_detector.c~       2003-12-29 20:53:38.000000000 -0700
 +++ dns-flood-detector-1.10/dns_flood_detector.c        2006-11-18 17:38:47.000000000 -0700
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70892ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fix_prototyp
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 8ead083..3ff2ce5 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
-include /usr/share/dpatch/dpatch.make
-
 CFLAGS += -D_BSD_SOURCE -Wall -g
 LDLIBS += -lpcap -lpthread -lm
 
@@ -16,14 +14,14 @@ else
 endif
 
 build: build-stamp
-build-stamp: patch-stamp
+build-stamp:
 	dh_testdir
 	# Add here commands to compile the package.
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) dns_flood_detector.c $(LDLIBS) -o dns_flood_detector
 
 	touch $@
 
-clean: unpatch
+clean:
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
 	rm -f build-stamp
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/debian/source/format
index d3827e7..163aaf8 100644
--- a/debian/source/format
+++ b/debian/source/format
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0
+3.0 (quilt)