diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index e06f33b..15ab263 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Description: Qubes core agent
 Package: qubes-core-agent-nautilus
 Architecture: any
 Depends:
-    python-nautilus,
+    ${pythonver:Depends}-nautilus,
     qubes-core-qrexec,
 Replaces: qubes-core-agent (<< 4.0.0-1)
 Breaks: qubes-core-agent (<< 4.0.0-1)
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 9a5bcdf..9ea1c59 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -38,3 +38,11 @@ override_dh_systemd_start:
 
 override_dh_install:
 	dh_install --fail-missing
+
+override_dh_gencontrol:
+ifneq ($(shell grep -o 'stretch\|buster' /etc/debian_version),)
+	echo "pythonver:Depends=python" >> debian/qubes-core-agent-nautilus.substvars
+else
+	echo "pythonver:Depends=python3" >> debian/qubes-core-agent-nautilus.substvars
+endif
+	dh_gencontrol