diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 7e010f1f32..3f555f01ff 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -476,7 +476,8 @@ Architecture: all
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, systemd, koha-core
 Provides: koha-init
 Conflicts: koha-sysv
-Replaces: koha-sysv
+Replaces: koha-common (<< 25.11), koha-sysv
+Breaks: koha-common (<< 25.11)
 Description: systemd units for Koha ILS
  Koha is an Integrated Library Management system for real-world libraries
  (the kinds with books).
diff --git a/debian/control.in b/debian/control.in
index 19a4a8f7a1..6cb4746d74 100644
--- a/debian/control.in
+++ b/debian/control.in
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ Architecture: all
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, systemd, koha-core
 Provides: koha-init
 Conflicts: koha-sysv
-Replaces: koha-sysv
+Replaces: koha-common (<< 25.11), koha-sysv
+Breaks: koha-common (<< 25.11)
 Description: systemd units for Koha ILS
  Koha is an Integrated Library Management system for real-world libraries
  (the kinds with books).