diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 63cd9a4..1fe1fdb 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ x11-xserver-utils (7.5+1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Update xsetroot config.{guess,sub} for avr32 support (closes: #535715).
   * Add README.source from xsfbs, and bump Standards-Version to 3.8.2.
   * Remove xtrap (closes: #547547).
+  * Drop libxxf86misc-dev from Build-Depends.  It's optional for xset, and
+    recent X servers don't support this extension anymore.
 
   [ Brice Goglin ]
   * iceauth 1.0.3.
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 103855f..ef7d3ac 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 5.0.0), pkg-config, libx11-dev (>= 2:1.0.0),
  libxi-dev (>= 1:1.0.0-3), libxmuu-dev (>= 1:1.0.1),
  libxrandr-dev (>= 2:1.2.99.3), libxt-dev (>= 1:1.0.0),
  libxxf86vm-dev (>= 1:1.0.0), xbitmaps, quilt,
- x11proto-input-dev (>= 1.4), libxxf86misc-dev
+ x11proto-input-dev (>= 1.4)
 # Reasons for build-depends:
 # debhelper for the packaging, pkg-config needed by configure scripts
 # Individual apps:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 5.0.0), pkg-config, libx11-dev (>= 2:1.0.0),
 # xrdb: libxmuu-dev, libx11-dev
 # xrefresh: libx11-dev
 # xset: libxmuu-dev, libx11-dev, libxext-dev,
-#       libxxf86misc-dev, (libxfontcache-dev)
+#       (libxxf86misc-dev), (libxfontcache-dev)
 # xsetmode: libxi-dev, libx11-dev
 # xsetpointer: libxi-dev, libx11-dev, x11proto-input-dev (>= 1.4)
 # xsetroot: libxmuu-dev, libx11-dev, xbitmaps