--- a/dipy/info.py
+++ b/dipy/info.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ under the GPL license.
 # versions for dependencies
 NUMPY_MIN_VERSION='1.7.1'
 SCIPY_MIN_VERSION='0.9'
-CYTHON_MIN_VERSION='0.18'
+CYTHON_MIN_VERSION='0'  # yoh: adjusted since Debian backport builds would reuse pre-cythonized code
 NIBABEL_MIN_VERSION='1.2.0'
 
 # Main setup parameters
