diff --git a/debian/templates/control.image.type-plain.in b/debian/templates/control.image.type-plain.in
index 295b33c51..e2a95463c 100644
--- a/debian/templates/control.image.type-plain.in
+++ b/debian/templates/control.image.type-plain.in
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ Package: linux-image-@abiname@@localversion@
 Build-Profiles: <!stage1>
 Provides: linux-modules-@abiname@@localversion@
 Pre-Depends: debconf | debconf-2.0
-Depends: kmod, linux-base (>= 3~), ${misc:Depends}
-Recommends: firmware-linux-free (>= 3~), ${kernel:Recommends}
+Depends: kmod, linux-base, ${misc:Depends}
+Recommends: firmware-linux-free, ${kernel:Recommends}
 Suggests: linux-doc-@version@, debian-kernel-handbook
 Breaks: udev (<< 208-8~)
 Description: Linux @upstreamversion@ for @class@