diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 19979b3977..02aadb1eed 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+git-annex (4.20131002~bpo70+2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * Wheezy backport: Relax cabal version constraint on gnutls
+    (allow the version in wheezy to be used, despite it being a bit buggy).
+
+ -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Tue, 15 Oct 2013 19:45:19 -0400
+
 git-annex (4.20131002~bpo70+1) wheezy-backports; urgency=low
 
   * Note that the layout of gcrypt repositories has changed, and
diff --git a/git-annex.cabal b/git-annex.cabal
index 8468e02438..7311a596f6 100644
--- a/git-annex.cabal
+++ b/git-annex.cabal
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Executable git-annex
     CPP-Options: -DWITH_PAIRING
 
   if flag(XMPP)
-    Build-Depends: network-protocol-xmpp, gnutls (>= 0.1.4), xml-types
+    Build-Depends: network-protocol-xmpp, gnutls, xml-types
     CPP-Options: -DWITH_XMPP
 
   if flag(DNS)