diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 50ffda68..2225518b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+libfprint (1:1.90.1-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * debian/control: Add libcairo-dev and python3 to build-dependencies as they
+    are explicitly required for some tests
+
+ -- Laurent Bigonville <bigon@debian.org>  Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:35:49 +0100
+
 libfprint (1:1.90.1-1) experimental; urgency=medium
 
   * Team upload.
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index a877354e..69b8c0fd 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ Uploaders: Ulises Vitulli <dererk@debian.org>, Didier Raboud <odyx@debian.org>
 Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12),
                gobject-introspection,
                gtk-doc-tools,
+               libcairo-dev <!nocheck>,
                libgirepository1.0-dev,
                libglib2.0-dev (>= 2.56),
                libgusb-dev (>= 0.3.0),
                libnss3-dev,
                libpixman-1-dev,
                meson (>= 0.49.0),
+               python3 <!nocheck>,
                python3-cairo <!nocheck>,
                python3-gi <!nocheck>,
                umockdev <!nocheck>