diff --git a/dist/ubuntu/dep/build_dependency.sh b/dist/ubuntu/dep/build_dependency.sh
index c5f1734d6f..5f62ad1549 100755
--- a/dist/ubuntu/dep/build_dependency.sh
+++ b/dist/ubuntu/dep/build_dependency.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ if [ ! -f build/libthrift0_1.0.0-dev_amd64.deb ]; then
     tar xpf thrift-0.9.1.tar.gz
     cd thrift-0.9.1
     patch -p0 < ../../dist/ubuntu/dep/thrift.diff
+    if [ "$RELEASE" = "16.04" ]; then
+        sed -i "s/, python-support//" debian/control
+        sed -i "s/dh_pysupport//" debian/rules
+    fi
     echo Y | sudo mk-build-deps -i -r
     debuild -r fakeroot --no-tgz-check -us -uc
     cd ../..