diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 74d9e41fa..e33812490 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ linux (4.19~rc3-1~exp2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * debian/signing_templates/rules: Use /usr/share/dpkg/architecture.mk
   * linux-image-*-signed-template: Add ${misc:Depends} to Depends
   * linux-image-*-signed-template: Include changelog and copyright files
+  * linux-image-*-signed-template: Depend on dpkg-dev
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Mon, 10 Sep 2018 22:25:53 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/templates/control.signed-template.in b/debian/templates/control.signed-template.in
index 3c720399a..a2834a9e7 100644
--- a/debian/templates/control.signed-template.in
+++ b/debian/templates/control.signed-template.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: linux-image-@arch@-signed-template
 Build-Profiles: <!stage1>
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: dpkg-dev, ${misc:Depends}
 Description: Template for signed linux-image packages for @arch@
  This package is used to control code signing by the Debian signing
  service.