diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 91ecd3a58..6db9cc181 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ systemd (204-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
       introspection support in libgudev.
     - Add libgcrypt11-dev for encryption support in the journal.
     - Add libblkid-dev for the blkid udev builtin.
+  * Use gir dh addon to ensure ${gir:Depends} is properly set.
 
  -- Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 16:57:58 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 78cf57f75..aa1842cf5 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ override_dh_autoreconf:
 	dh_autoreconf debian/rules -- autoreconf
 
 %:
-	dh $@ --with autoreconf
+	dh $@ --with autoreconf,gir