diff --git a/debian.control b/debian.control
index 9da92c26..4823cbe1 100644
--- a/debian.control
+++ b/debian.control
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Standards-Version: 3.7.2
 
 Package: obs-build
 Architecture: all
-Depends: ${perl:Depends}, rpm, cpio
+Depends: ${perl:Depends}, rpm
 Recommends: rpm2cpio
 Conflicts: build
 Replaces: build