diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 675e1c3..f790562 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 version          '0.1.0'
 
 depends 'apt', '= 2.7.0'
-depends 'build-essential', '= 3.2.2'
+depends 'build-essential', '= 2.2.3'
 depends 'apache2', '= 3.2.2'
 depends 'git', '= 4.0.2'
 depends 'python', '= 1.4.6'