diff --git a/get-deps b/get-deps
index ee65713f2..eefe4d8e1 100755
--- a/get-deps
+++ b/get-deps
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if test -e /etc/centos-release || test -e /etc/fedora-release; then
 fi
 
 case `lsb_release -ds` in
-  Ubuntu*)
+  Ubuntu*|Debian*)
     apt-get install -y \
       cmake \
       bsdutils \