diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 4f5e4efb..76779f8b 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Description: change and administer password and group data
 
 Package: login
 Architecture: any
-Essential: 1
+Essential: yes
 Pre-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends},
              ${misc:Depends},
              libpam-runtime,