diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index dcd7441..19bc0fe 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     + Change Priority from extra to optional.
   * Follow redirect and change Dillo homepage from HTTP to HTTPS. Issue
     reported by DUCK, thanks!
+  * Set "Rules-Requires-Root: no".
 
  -- Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org>  Sat, 08 Jul 2017 12:28:48 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 78d225f..0922c65 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 Homepage: https://www.dillo.org/
 Vcs-Git: https://anonscm.debian.org/git/collab-maint/dillo.git
 Vcs-Browser: https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/dillo.git
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 
 Package: dillo
 Architecture: any