diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 72435a5..c0e9f7b 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/go-team/packages/golang-github-google-martian
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/go-team/packages/golang-github-google-martian.git
 XS-Go-Import-Path: github.com/google/martian
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 Testsuite: autopkgtest-pkg-go
 
 Package: golang-github-google-martian-dev