diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 21d69624..2b7a9c13 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ shadow (1:4.1.1~rc1-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     Pre-Depends. The login package is Essential, and without libpam-modules,
     login or su are not functional. Thanks to Steve Langasek for pointing this
     out.
+  * debian/control: There's no need for a dependency on login (now that it is
+    unversionned; see above) in the passwd package.
 
  -- Nicolas FRANCOIS (Nekral) <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:33:31 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 14a87468..4254a769 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ XS-X-Vcs-Svn: svn://svn.debian.org/svn/pkg-shadow/trunk
 
 Package: passwd
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, login, libpam-modules, debianutils (>= 2.15.2)
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, libpam-modules, debianutils (>= 2.15.2)
 Replaces: manpages-de (<< 0.4-9), manpages-fi (<< 0.2-4), manpages-fr (<<1.64.0-1), manpages-hu (<< 20010119-5), manpages-it (<< 0.3.4-3), manpages-ja (<< 0.5.0.0.20050915-1), manpages-ko (<< 20050219-2), manpages-es (<< 1.55-4), manpages-es-extra (<< 0.8a-15), manpages-ru (<< 0.98-3), manpages-tr, manpages-zh
 Section: admin
 Priority: required