diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 3fc1d74..87fce63 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Standards-Version: 4.6.2
 
 Package: dns-flood-detector
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}, lsb-base
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}
 Description: detect abusive usage levels on high traffic nameservers
  This package provides the dns-flood-detector daemon.
  .