diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 3e7fc44efb63e204152845e0ff6f697268c39e0c..f85b0fa6f474d5fff9b16b3be467da0256b3e23e 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
                python3-all,
                python3-nose,
                python3-setuptools,
-               python3-pyblake2,
+               python3 (>= 3.5) | python3-pyblake2,
                python3-vcversioner
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 Homepage: https://forge.softwareheritage.org/diffusion/DMOD/