diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 248b2c5f..4360d001 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  dh-elpa (>= 1.3),
  python-sphinx (>= 1.0),
  ruby, ruby-dev (>>1:1.9.3~),
+ emacs25-nox | emacs25 (>=25~) | emacs25-lucid (>=25~) |
  emacs24-nox | emacs24 (>=24~) | emacs24-lucid (>=24~) |
  emacs23-nox | emacs23 (>=23~) | emacs23-lucid (>=23~),
  gdb [!s390x !ia64 !armel !ppc64el !mips !mipsel !mips64el !kfreebsd-any],