diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index b676eaa87c..357cf7b1de 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends},
  dbconfig-pgsql | dbconfig-no-thanks,
  bc,
  redis-server (>= 2:2.8~),
- nodejs (>= 10~),
+# See https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=956211
+ nodejs (>= 12~),
  nginx | httpd,
  default-mta | postfix | exim4 | mail-transport-agent,
  openssh-client,