diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 2a100ef0..55a7a13a 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: linkchecker
 Section: web
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@debian.org>
-Build-Depends: python-dev (>= 2.3), python-dev (<< 2.4), debhelper (>= 4.1.0), gettext
+Build-Depends: python-dev (>= 2.3), python-dev (<< 2.4), python, debhelper (>= 4.1.0), gettext
 Standards-Version: 3.6.1
 
 Package: linkchecker