diff --git a/packaging/debian/control b/packaging/debian/control
index 1424e4c504..f760758eeb 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/control
+++ b/packaging/debian/control
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ Package: libwsutil-dev
 Section: libdevel
 Architecture: any
 Depends: ${misc:Depends} , libwsutil0 (= ${binary:Version})
+Breaks: libwireshark-dev (<< 3.7.0~)
+Replaces: libwireshark-dev (<< 3.7.0~)
 Description: network packet dissection utilities library -- development files
  The libwsutil library provides utility functions for libwireshark6.
  .