diff --git a/nfd/debian/control.precise b/nfd/debian/control.precise
index d4acec9..a5a93c1 100644
--- a/nfd/debian/control.precise
+++ b/nfd/debian/control.precise
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8.0.0),
  python (>= 2.7.0),
  pkg-config (>= 0.26),
- ndn-cxx-dev (>= 0.2.0),
+ ndn-cxx-dev (>= 0.3.0~rc0.0),
  python-sphinx,
  libpcap-dev,
  libboost1.48-all-dev (>= 1.48.0)