diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 775ef26..ae0e287 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: monitoring-plugin-systemd-service
 Section: net
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Björn Lässig <b.laessig@pengutronix.de>
-Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13)
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12)
 Standards-Version: 4.5.1
 Homepage: https://github.com/pengutronix/monitoring-check-systemd-service
 Vcs-Browser: https://github.com/pengutronix/monitoring-check-systemd-service