diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index cdfbd06c17..71c1fb2c6b 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Priority: optional
 Build-Depends: 
 	debhelper (>= 9),
 	ghc (>= 7.4),
+	cabal-install,
 	libghc-mtl-dev (>= 2.1.1),
 	libghc-missingh-dev,
 	libghc-hslogger-dev,