diff --git a/resources/debian/control.in b/resources/debian/control.in
index c41fe61c4a..2a2ccf528c 100644
--- a/resources/debian/control.in
+++ b/resources/debian/control.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Package: yarn
 Version: $VERSION-1
-Depends: nodejs (>= 4.0.0)
+Recommends: nodejs
+Conflicts: nodejs (< 4.0.0)
 Section: devel
 Priority: optional
 Architecture: all