diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 15fae49..213639e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ mate-system-monitor (1.18.0-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * debian/compat:
     + Update compat version.
   * debian/control:
-    + Bump debhelper version to (>= 10).
+    + Bump debhelper version to (>= 10.3~).
   * debian/rules:
     + Add new block for override_dh_missing.
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index e8caca1..78d4e57 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Uploaders: Mike Gabriel <sunweaver@debian.org>,
            Stefano Karapetsas <stefano@karapetsas.com>,
            Vangelis Mouhtsis <vangelis@gnugr.org>,
            Martin Wimpress <code@flexion.org>,
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 10),
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 10.3~),
                dpkg-dev (>= 1.16.1.1),
                intltool,
                libglib2.0-dev,