diff --git a/pkg/docker-engine/deb/control b/pkg/docker-engine/deb/control
index 55f8cc3f..6a4ba3fd 100644
--- a/pkg/docker-engine/deb/control
+++ b/pkg/docker-engine/deb/control
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Build-Depends: ca-certificates,
 
 Package: docker-ce
 Architecture: linux-any
+Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
 Depends: containerd.io (>= 1.7.27),
          docker-ce-cli,
          iptables,