diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index eef9e66..a5c64ef 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Debian Go Packaging Team <team+pkg-go@tracker.debian.org>
 Uploaders: Dr. Tobias Quathamer <toddy@debian.org>
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13),
                dh-golang,
                golang-any,