diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index b8abb56b41356378b805a9b2212f36adb251d959..6bdb635bda9ccbbdfc74b1196e74ca67d20a6c1d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+tar (1.30+dfsg-7) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * remove libattr1-dev build-dep, as we no longer use it, closes: #953902
+
+ -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com>  Sat, 14 Mar 2020 14:24:29 -0600
+
 tar (1.30+dfsg-6) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * eliminate ancient prerm cleanup code that breaks with merged /usr, 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index f0d1303411403350a5606f096c416a373035a62a..260158861ae778693714591f5a5dcba69eef89fb 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Section: utils
 Priority: required
 Maintainer: Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com>
 Uploaders: Carl Worth <cworth@cworth.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>> 10), gettext, autoconf, automake, autopoint, libacl1-dev, libattr1-dev, libselinux1-dev [linux-any]
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>> 10), gettext, autoconf, automake, autopoint, libacl1-dev, libselinux1-dev [linux-any]
 Standards-Version: 4.3.0
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/tar.git
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/tar