diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 8d3a43da..676d5722 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  librust-serde-yaml-0.8-dev (>= 0.8),
  librust-xkbcommon-0.4+wayland-dev (>= 0.4),
  libwayland-dev (>= 1.16),
+ lsb-release,
  rustc,
  wayland-protocols (>= 1.14),
 Standards-Version: 4.1.3