diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index ba9c1e858..9134d8499 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -20,13 +20,18 @@ Vcs-Browser: https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell
 
 Package: fish
 Architecture: any
-Depends: bsdextrautils, # for col and look
+# for col and lock
+Depends: bsdextrautils,
  file,
- gettext-base, # for the gettext command
- groff-base, # for nroff and preconv
+# for the gettext command
+ gettext-base,
+# for nroff and preconv
+ groff-base,
  man-db,
- ncurses-base, # for terminal definitions
- procps, # for kill
+# for terminal definitions
+ ncurses-base,
+# for kill
+ procps,
  python3 (>=3.5),
  ${misc:Depends},
  ${shlibs:Depends}