2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6162921da..ee7a8083d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ openssh (1:3.9p1-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * Remove pam_nologin from /etc/pam.d/ssh, as sshd's built-in support
     appears to be sufficient and more useful (closes: #162996).
+  * Depend on debconf | debconf-2.0.
 
  -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>  Tue, 11 Jan 2005 01:41:54 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 8cd1a981a..bcb28f87f 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ endif
         test ! -e debian/ssh/etc/ssh/ssh_prng_cmds \
           || echo "/etc/ssh/ssh_prng_cmds" >> debian/openssh-client/DEBIAN/conffiles
         dh_shlibdeps
-        dh_gencontrol -- -V'debconf-depends=debconf (>= $(MINDEBCONFVER))'
+        dh_gencontrol -- -V'debconf-depends=debconf (>= $(MINDEBCONFVER)) | debconf-2.0'
         dh_md5sums
         dh_builddeb
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ endif
         dh_fixperms
         dh_installdeb
         dh_shlibdeps
-        dh_gencontrol -- -V'debconf-depends=debconf (>= $(MINDEBCONFVER))' \
+        dh_gencontrol -- -V'debconf-depends=debconf (>= $(MINDEBCONFVER)) | debconf-2.0' \
                          -V'pam-depends=$(PAMDEP)'
         dh_md5sums
         dh_builddeb