diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c291cab537..89ce93b547 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ git-annex (6.20160420) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * Android: Icon refresh.
     Thanks, freewheelinfranks.
   * Added DIRHASH-LOWER to external special remote protocol.
+  * git-annex.cabal: Add Setup-Depends.
 
  -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:17:04 -0400
 
diff --git a/git-annex.cabal b/git-annex.cabal
index 23baea6f32..c62eaeced8 100644
--- a/git-annex.cabal
+++ b/git-annex.cabal
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ Executable git-annex
     Build-Depends: criterion, deepseq
     CPP-Options: -DWITH_BENCHMARK
 
+custom-setup
+  Setup-Depends: base (>= 4.5), hslogger, MissingH
+
 source-repository head
   type: git
   location: git://git-annex.branchable.com/