diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 199ac50..6d948b1 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: xtreemfs
 Section: utils
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: XtreemFS Project <xtreemfs-users@googlegroups.com>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7.0.50~), cmake (>= 2.6), libfuse-dev (>= 2.6), libssl-dev (>= 0.9), libattr-dev (>= 2), libboost-system-dev, libboost-thread-dev, libboost-program-options-dev, libboost-regex-dev, default-jdk-headless
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7.0.50~), cmake (>= 2.6), libfuse-dev (>= 2.6), libssl-dev (>= 0.9), libattr1-dev | libattr-dev (>= 2), libboost-system-dev, libboost-thread-dev, libboost-program-options-dev, libboost-regex-dev, default-jdk-headless
 Homepage: http://www.xtreemfs.org/
 Standards-Version: 3.7.2