diff --git a/iperf/unibuild-packaging/deb/control b/iperf/unibuild-packaging/deb/control
index 0ccb903d0..470f181f9 100644
--- a/iperf/unibuild-packaging/deb/control
+++ b/iperf/unibuild-packaging/deb/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: iperf
 Section: net
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Roberto Lumbreras <rover@debian.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13)
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12)
 Standards-Version: 4.6.2
 Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/iperf2/
 Rules-Requires-Root: no