diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 0976a74f885..fae5ff46eb9 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Standards-Version: 3.5.2
 
 Package: scummvm
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, libsdl1.2
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}
 Description: SCUMM graphic adventure game interpreter
  ScummVM is an interpreter that will play graphic adventure games written for
  LucasArts' SCUMM virtual machine. It uses the SDL library for outputting