diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index f599e28..0000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-10
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 3828a9f..57d8eef 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Section: contrib/kernel
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>
 Build-Depends: abigail-tools,
-               debhelper (>= 10~),
+               debhelper-compat (= 12),
                dh-python,
                libblkid-dev,
                libelf-dev,