diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 6b2f149..5673eea 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Source: libmasonx-processdir-perl
 Section: perl
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Debian Perl Group <pkg-perl-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
 Uploaders: Florian Schlichting <fschlich@zedat.fu-berlin.de>