diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 1b4d7d6302..c0094a8835 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Depends: ${shlibs:Depends},
          evolution-common (= ${source:Version}),
          evolution-data-server (>= 3.45.2),
          evolution-data-server (<< 3.47),
-         dbus,
+         default-dbus-system-bus | dbus-system-bus,
          psmisc
 Recommends: evolution-plugins,
             evolution-plugin-bogofilter | evolution-plugin-spamassassin,
diff --git a/debian/control.in b/debian/control.in
index 8d80721f3d..f130ec63e7 100644
--- a/debian/control.in
+++ b/debian/control.in
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Depends: ${shlibs:Depends},
          evolution-common (= ${source:Version}),
          evolution-data-server (>= 3.45.2),
          evolution-data-server (<< 3.47),
-         dbus,
+         default-dbus-system-bus | dbus-system-bus,
          psmisc
 Recommends: evolution-plugins,
             evolution-plugin-bogofilter | evolution-plugin-spamassassin,