diff --git a/platforms/ubuntu/debian/control b/platforms/ubuntu/debian/control
index da47b0f61..44e40fbe2 100644
--- a/platforms/ubuntu/debian/control
+++ b/platforms/ubuntu/debian/control
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  libmapnik-dev (>=2.3.0),
  protobuf-compiler,
  libprotoc-dev,
- libprotobuf-lite7,
+ libprotobuf-lite7 | libprotobuf-lite8,
  libgtk2.0-0,
  libgtk2.0-dev,
  libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 | libwebkit-1.0-2,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Depends:
  ${shlibs:Depends},
  ${misc:Depends},
  ${tilemill:Depends},
- libprotobuf-lite7
+ libprotobuf-lite7 | libprotobuf-lite8
 Recommends:
  libgtk2.0-0,
  libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 | libwebkit-1.0-2,