diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index e6d65133d3eb..12b80a77f362 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Build-Depends: bison,
                librtr-dev (>= 0.8.0~) <!pkg.frr.nortrlib>,
                libsnmp-dev,
                libssh-dev <!pkg.frr.nortrlib>,
-               libyang2-dev (>= 2.1.128),
+               libyang2-dev (>= 2.1.128) | libyang-dev ( >= 3.0.3),
                lsb-base,
                pkg-config,
                protobuf-c-compiler,