diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index de62068..f1d9dd8 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/go-team/packages/golang-github-vbatts-go-mtree.git
 XS-Go-Import-Path: github.com/vbatts/go-mtree
 Testsuite: autopkgtest-pkg-go
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 
 Package: golang-github-vbatts-go-mtree-dev
 Architecture: all