diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 33cdea2..d9e8163 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+alien (7.10) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Use dh_perl for automatic, correct perl dependancies, Closes: #77669
+
+ -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 15:52:08 -0800
+
 alien (7.9) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Whoops, alien was still trying to use /usr/lib/alien/pactches,
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 62753af..110f0c5 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Standards-Version: 3.2.1.0
 Package: alien
 Architecture: all
 Section: admin
-Depends: debhelper (>= 2.1.0), perl5 | perl (>= 5.004), rpm (>= 2.4.4-2), dpkg-dev, make, cpio
+Depends: debhelper (>= 2.1.0), ${perl:Depends}, rpm (>= 2.4.4-2), dpkg-dev, make, cpio
 Suggests: patch, bzip2
 Description: Install Red Hat, Stampede, and Slackware Packages with dpkg.
  Alien allows you to convert Red Hat, Stampede and Slackware Packages into
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 6945c99..8cbb57c 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ binary-indep: build
 	dh_installchangelogs
 	dh_compress
 	dh_fixperms
+	dh_perl
 	dh_installdeb
 	dh_gencontrol
 	dh_md5sums