diff --git a/debian/control.in b/debian/control.in
index b37d124ebd0..42020fea1b8 100644
--- a/debian/control.in
+++ b/debian/control.in
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ Section: python
 Provides: ${python:Provides}
 Depends:
  gdal-bin,
+ python-gdal,
  python3-gdal,
  python3-matplotlib,
  libqgis-customwidgets,