diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 41d8ffb2..41a4f346 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ Description: change and administer password and group data
 Package: login
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: foreign
-Essential: yes
-Pre-Depends:
+Protected: yes
+Depends:
  libpam-modules,
  libpam-runtime
 Breaks:
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Conflicts:
 Replaces:
  hurd (<< 20140206~) [hurd-any]
 Description: system login tools
- This package provides some required infrastructure for logins and for
+ This package provides support for console-based logins and for
  changing effective user or group IDs, including:
   * login, the program that invokes a user shell on a virtual terminal;
   * nologin, a dummy shell for disabled user accounts;