diff --git a/debian/control.lucid b/debian/control.lucid
index b2e453d74f2c..209e4d3d03d2 100644
--- a/debian/control.lucid
+++ b/debian/control.lucid
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  grass-dev,
  libexpat1-dev,
  libfcgi-dev,
- libgdal1-dev,
+ libgdal-dev (>= 1.9.0) | libgdal1-dev (<< 1.9.0),
  libgeos-dev (>= 3.0.0),
  libgsl0-dev,
  libpq-dev,
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Section: libdevel
 Depends:
  grass-dev,
  libexpat1-dev,
- libgdal1-dev,
+ libgdal-dev (>= 1.9.0) | libgdal1-dev (<< 1.9.0),
  libgeos-dev (>= 3.0.0),
  libgsl0-dev,
  libpq-dev,
diff --git a/debian/control.oneiric b/debian/control.oneiric
index edd11b3a711d..61bda9735824 100644
--- a/debian/control.oneiric
+++ b/debian/control.oneiric
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  grass-dev,
  libexpat1-dev,
  libfcgi-dev,
- libgdal1-dev,
+ libgdal-dev (>= 1.9.0) | libgdal1-dev (<< 1.9.0),
  libgeos-dev (>= 3.0.0),
  libgsl0-dev,
  libpq-dev,
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Section: libdevel
 Depends:
  grass-dev,
  libexpat1-dev,
- libgdal1-dev,
+ libgdal-dev (>= 1.9.0) | libgdal1-dev (<< 1.9.0),
  libgeos-dev (>= 3.0.0),
  libgsl0-dev,
  libpq-dev,
diff --git a/debian/control.precise b/debian/control.precise
index 0f742d98b856..b4eedac8f0c3 100644
--- a/debian/control.precise
+++ b/debian/control.precise
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  grass-dev,
  libexpat1-dev,
  libfcgi-dev,
- libgdal1-dev,
+ libgdal-dev (>= 1.9.0) | libgdal1-dev (<< 1.9.0),
  libgeos-dev (>= 3.0.0),
  libgsl0-dev,
  libpq-dev,
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Section: libdevel
 Depends:
  grass-dev,
  libexpat1-dev,
- libgdal1-dev,
+ libgdal-dev (>= 1.9.0) | libgdal1-dev (<< 1.9.0),
  libgeos-dev (>= 3.0.0),
  libgsl0-dev,
  libpq-dev,