diff --git a/contrib/packages/deb/ubuntu-bionic/debian/control b/contrib/packages/deb/ubuntu-bionic/debian/control
index f3bc3c017a..a3b34a0647 100644
--- a/contrib/packages/deb/ubuntu-bionic/debian/control
+++ b/contrib/packages/deb/ubuntu-bionic/debian/control
@@ -144,34 +144,8 @@ Depends:
  x11-common | xserver-common,
  x11-utils,
  xauth,
- libbz2-1.0,
- libc6,
- libfontenc1,
- libfreetype6,
- libgcc1,
- libgl1-mesa-dri,
- libgnutls30,
- libnettle6,
- libgmp10,
- libjpeg-turbo8,
- libp11-kit0,
- libpam0g,
- libpixman-1-0,
- libstdc++6,
- libtasn1-6,
- libx11-6,
- libxau6,
- libxcb1,
- libxdmcp6,
- libxext6,
- libxfont-dev,
- libxtst6,
- zlib1g,
- libglu1-mesa,
- libxcursor1,
- libxinerama1,
- libxfixes3,
- x11-xkb-utils
+ x11-xkb-utils,
+ ${shlibs:Depends}
 Recommends:
  xfonts-base,
  x11-xserver-utils
@@ -199,32 +173,7 @@ Provides:
  vncviewer,
  vnc-viewer
 Depends:
- libc6,
- libexpat1,
- libfontconfig1,
- libfreetype6,
- libgcc1,
- libgnutls30,
- libjpeg-turbo8,
- libp11-kit0,
- libpng16-16,
- libstdc++6,
- libtasn1-6,
- libx11-6,
- libxau6,
- libxcb1,
- libxdmcp6,
- libxext6,
- libxft2,
- libxrender1,
- zlib1g,
- libglu1-mesa,
- libxcursor1,
- libxinerama1,
- libxfixes3,
- libfltk1.3,
- libfltk-images1.3,
- ffmpeg
+ ${shlibs:Depends}
 Recommends:
  xfonts-base
 Suggests:
diff --git a/contrib/packages/deb/ubuntu-focal/debian/control b/contrib/packages/deb/ubuntu-focal/debian/control
index fc1febf758..ae3adcb613 100644
--- a/contrib/packages/deb/ubuntu-focal/debian/control
+++ b/contrib/packages/deb/ubuntu-focal/debian/control
@@ -145,34 +145,8 @@ Depends:
  x11-common | xserver-common,
  x11-utils,
  xauth,
- libbz2-1.0,
- libc6,
- libfontenc1,
- libfreetype6,
- libgcc1,
- libgl1-mesa-dri,
- libgnutls30,
- libnettle7,
- libgmp10,
- libjpeg-turbo8,
- libp11-kit0,
- libpam0g,
- libpixman-1-0,
- libstdc++6,
- libtasn1-6,
- libx11-6,
- libxau6,
- libxcb1,
- libxdmcp6,
- libxext6,
- libxfont-dev,
- libxtst6,
- zlib1g,
- libglu1-mesa,
- libxcursor1,
- libxinerama1,
- libxfixes3,
- x11-xkb-utils
+ x11-xkb-utils,
+ ${shlibs:Depends}
 Recommends:
  xfonts-base,
  x11-xserver-utils
@@ -200,32 +174,7 @@ Provides:
  vncviewer,
  vnc-viewer
 Depends:
- libc6,
- libexpat1,
- libfontconfig1,
- libfreetype6,
- libgcc1,
- libgnutls30,
- libjpeg-turbo8,
- libp11-kit0,
- libpng16-16,
- libstdc++6,
- libtasn1-6,
- libx11-6,
- libxau6,
- libxcb1,
- libxdmcp6,
- libxext6,
- libxft2,
- libxrender1,
- zlib1g,
- libglu1-mesa,
- libxcursor1,
- libxinerama1,
- libxfixes3,
- libfltk1.3,
- libfltk-images1.3,
- ffmpeg
+ ${shlibs:Depends}
 Recommends:
  xfonts-base
 Suggests: