diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 1eb147e09..910334c4a 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Homepage: https://www.zerotier.com/
 
 Package: zerotier-one
 Architecture: any
-Depends:  ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, iproute2, adduser, libstdc++6
+Depends:  ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, iproute2, adduser, libstdc++6 (>= 1)
 Homepage: https://www.zerotier.com/
 Description: ZeroTier network virtualization service
  ZeroTier One lets you join ZeroTier virtual networks and
diff --git a/debian/control.wheezy b/debian/control.wheezy
index a8e240847..a5140ebf6 100644
--- a/debian/control.wheezy
+++ b/debian/control.wheezy
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Homepage: https://www.zerotier.com/
 
 Package: zerotier-one
 Architecture: any
-Depends:  ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, iproute, libstdc++6
+Depends:  ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, iproute, libstdc++6 (>= 1)
 Homepage: https://www.zerotier.com/
 Description: ZeroTier network virtualization service
  ZeroTier One lets you join ZeroTier virtual networks and