diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index aed4f9478..8f80b3fa6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ freeipa (2.1.4-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Add include-stdint.patch from upstream to fix build errors.
   * Add no-arrows.patch to not fail test_lang.
   * Add no-testcert.patch to not fail make-testcert.
-  * Bump compat to 9.
+  * Bump compat and debhelper build-depends to 9.
   * Add missing files to freeipa.install.
   * Add --list-missing for dh_install.
   * copyright: Updated, with OpenSSL exception.
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index c10de8955..98cabc87c 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: freeipa
 Section: net
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: Michele Baldessari <michele@pupazzo.org>
-Build-Depends: quilt, debhelper (>= 8.1.3~), dh-autoreconf,
+Build-Depends: quilt, debhelper (>= 9), dh-autoreconf,
 # client
  gettext,
  krb5-user,