diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 6150494370..ab2df20432 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  libsnmp-dev,
  libssh-dev <!pkg.frr.nortrlib>,
  libsystemd-dev <!pkg.frr.nosystemd>,
- libyang-dev,
+ libyang-dev (>= 0.16.74),
  pkg-config,
  python3,
  python3-dev,