diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index b67b3de425..855edb03f4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ frr (8.4.1-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * disable ELF magic on mips64el
   * fixed texinfo figure installation directory
   * enable dh_sphinxdoc to get rid of embedded javascript in frr-doc
+  * removed bogus iproute dependency choice
 
  -- David Lamparter <equinox-debian@diac24.net>  Mon, 02 Jan 2023 12:19:01 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 38ddceff55..3c3e7480f0 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Vcs-Git: https://github.com/FRRouting/frr.git -b debian/master
 
 Package: frr
 Architecture: linux-any
-Depends: iproute2 | iproute,
+Depends: iproute2,
          logrotate (>= 3.2-11),
          lsof,
          ${misc:Depends},