diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index e081c3eaba..d31cde4188 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Build-Depends: appstream,
                libgtksourceview-4-dev,
                libgtkspell-3-dev | libgtkspell3-3-dev,
                libhandy-1-dev,
-               libpeas-dev,
+               libpeas-2-dev,
                libsoup2.4-dev,
                libvala-dev,
                libvte-2.91-dev,