diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 63f639a..1913087 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
 Package: systemd
 Architecture: linux-any
 Section: admin
-Priority: optional
+Priority: required
 Recommends: libpam-systemd
 Suggests: systemd-ui
 Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Description: system and service manager
 Package: systemd-sysv
 Architecture: linux-any
 Section: admin
-Priority: extra
+Priority: required
 Conflicts: sysvinit-core,
            upstart
 Replaces: sysvinit (<< 2.88dsf-44~),
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Package: libsystemd-login0
 Architecture: linux-any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Section: libs
-Priority: optional
+Priority: required
 Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends},
          ${misc:Depends}
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Package: libsystemd-daemon0
 Architecture: linux-any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Section: libs
-Priority: optional
+Priority: required
 Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends},
          ${misc:Depends}
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ Package: libsystemd-journal0
 Architecture: linux-any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Section: libs
-Priority: optional
+Priority: required
 Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends},
          ${misc:Depends}
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ Description: systemd 128 bit ID utility library - development files
 
 Package: udev
 Section: admin
-Priority: important
+Priority: required
 Architecture: linux-any
 Multi-Arch: foreign
 Pre-Depends: debconf (>= 1.4.69) | debconf-2.0
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ Description: /dev/ and hotplug management daemon
 
 Package: libudev1
 Section: libs
-Priority: important
+Priority: required
 Architecture: linux-any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}