diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 113959a..f77df3a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ nagios-snmp-plugins (2.1.0-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * debian/copyright: use spaces rather than tabs to start continuation
     lines.
   * Bump debhelper from deprecated 5 to 12.
+  * Set debhelper-compat version in Build-Depends.
 
  -- Jan Wagner <waja@cyconet.org>  Wed, 23 Jan 2019 22:34:43 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index 48082f7..0000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-12
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index f36df34..bb40019 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Section: net
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Debian Nagios Maintainer Group <pkg-nagios-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
 Uploaders: Jan Wagner <waja@cyconet.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 12~)
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12)
 Homepage: https://github.com/dnsmichi/manubulon-snmp
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/nagios-team/pkg-nagios-snmp-plugins
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/nagios-team/pkg-nagios-snmp-plugins.git