diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ea14ca518..f28067533 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ linux-kbuild-2.6 (2.6.29-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * New upstream version. 
   * Autogenerate list of supported options in modpost. (closes: #518961)
     - Build-depend against python.
+  * Use debhelper compat level 7.
 
  -- Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>  Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:04:24 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
index b8626c4cf..7f8f011eb 100644
--- a/debian/compat
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4
+7
diff --git a/debian/templates/control.source.in b/debian/templates/control.source.in
index d6035c430..b6b63c68b 100644
--- a/debian/templates/control.source.in
+++ b/debian/templates/control.source.in
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <debian-kernel@lists.debian.org>
 Uploaders: Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>
 Standards-Version: 3.7.3
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 4.1.0), python
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>> 7), python