diff --git a/packaging/debs/Debian/debian/control b/packaging/debs/Debian/debian/control
index 5deabdfcf4..6b700bb8cd 100644
--- a/packaging/debs/Debian/debian/control
+++ b/packaging/debs/Debian/debian/control
@@ -15,11 +15,15 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
  erlang-src (>= 1:16.b.3-3) | esl-erlang (>= 1:16.b.3-2),
  zip,
  rsync
-Standards-Version: 3.9.4
+Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 
 Package: rabbitmq-server
 Architecture: all
-Depends: erlang-nox (>= 1:16.b.3) | esl-erlang, adduser, logrotate, socat, init-system-helpers (>= 1.13~)
+Depends: ${misc:Depends},
+ erlang-nox (>= 1:16.b.3) | esl-erlang (>= 1:16.b.3),
+ adduser,
+ logrotate,
+ socat
 Description: Multi-protocol messaging broker
  RabbitMQ is an open source multi-protocol messaging broker.
 Homepage: http://www.rabbitmq.com/