diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
index 45a4fb7..ec63514 100644
--- a/debian/compat
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8
+9
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index fad10c8..55ffc39 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
+DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH ?= $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
+
 # "nocheck" option prevents from running tests (which need dedicated hardware)
 export DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=nocheck