diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 9eca80d..40efbcc 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
                libgtk-3-dev,
                libjson-glib-dev,
                libmagic-dev,
-               mate-common (>= 1.12),
+               mate-common (>= 1.14),
                yelp-tools,
 Standards-Version: 3.9.7
 Homepage: http://www.mate-desktop.org/