diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 27905df..291c20a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ x11-xserver-utils (7.5+2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * debian/rules: add get-tarballs rule.
   * xvidtune 1.0.2.
   * Drop XS- prefix from Vcs-* control fields.
+  * Drop Pre-Depends on x11-common, only needed for upgrades from sarge.
 
  -- Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>  Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:47:13 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 148c390..e6c0de0 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ Vcs-Browser: http://git.debian.org/?p=pkg-xorg/app/x11-xserver-utils.git
 Package: x11-xserver-utils
 Architecture: any
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, cpp
-Pre-Depends: x11-common (>= 1:7.0.0)
 Conflicts: iceauth, sessreg, xgamma, xhost, xmodmap, xrandr, xrdb, xrefresh, xrgb, xset,
  xsetmode, xsetpointer, xsetroot, xstdcmap, xvidtune
 Replaces: xbase-clients (<< 1:7.3), xutils (<< 1:7.2),