diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index ec63514..0000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-9
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index cb1a934..f30004e 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Priority: standard
 XSBC-Original-Maintainer: Debian Install System Team <debian-boot@lists.debian.org>
 Maintainer: Kali Developers <devel@kali.org>
 Uploaders: Raphaël Hertzog <buxy@kali.org>, Sophie Brun <sophie@offensive-security.com>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9), dh-di, po-debconf (>= 0.5.0)
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12), dh-di, po-debconf (>= 0.5.0)
 Vcs-Browser: https://gitlab.com/kalilinux/packages/partman-auto
 Vcs-Git: https://gitlab.com/kalilinux/packages/partman-auto.git