diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 4a97199..61c6b66 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  libini-config-dev,
  libjansson-dev,
  libkrad-dev,
- libkrb5-dev (>= 1.18),
+ libkrb5-dev (>= 1.17),
  libldap2-dev,
  libnspr4-dev,
  libpopt-dev,