diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index c90deb9..8eff61f 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Depends: proxmox-archive-keyring,
          proxmox-backup-server (>= 3.0.2-1),
          proxmox-kernel-helper (>= 8.0.3),
          proxmox-default-kernel,
+         systemd-sysv,
 Description: Proxmox Backup Server meta package
  This is a meta package which will install everything needed to run a
  Proxmox Backup server. This package also depends on the latest