diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 5df798a..2e0a4ce 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Description: Debian package build environment manager
 
 Package: mock-filesystem
 Architecture: all
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, shadow-utils
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, passwd
 Description: Filesystem layout and chroot structure for deb-mock
  This package provides the filesystem layout and chroot structure templates
  for deb-mock. It includes directory structures, mount point definitions,