diff --git a/host/cmake/debian/compat b/host/cmake/debian/compat
index ec635144f..48082f72f 100644
--- a/host/cmake/debian/compat
+++ b/host/cmake/debian/compat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-9
+12
diff --git a/host/cmake/debian/control b/host/cmake/debian/control
index cd62dfb54..ac34cdfe9 100644
--- a/host/cmake/debian/control
+++ b/host/cmake/debian/control
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Ettus Research <uhd.maintainer@emerson.com>
 Uploaders: Joerg Hofrichter <joerg.hofrichter@emerson.com>
 Build-Depends: cmake,
-               debhelper (>= 9),
+               debhelper (>= 12),
                libboost-date-time-dev,
                libboost-dev,
                libboost-filesystem-dev,
diff --git a/host/cmake/debian/rules b/host/cmake/debian/rules
index b80d9b05a..98d9fc87d 100755
--- a/host/cmake/debian/rules
+++ b/host/cmake/debian/rules
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ DEB_UHD_PACKAGE_CONFIGURATION=$(shell echo "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -D
 					$(DEB_NEON_SIMD_OPTION) $(DEB_MIPSEL_PYTHON_API_OPTION)")
 
 %:
-	dh $@ --parallel --sourcedirectory=host --builddirectory=build
+	dh $@ --sourcedirectory=host --builddirectory=build
 
 override_dh_auto_configure:
 	dh_auto_configure -- $(DEB_UHD_PACKAGE_CONFIGURATION)