diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index a19e438b..1e163eec 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11.1.3),
                gnome-pkg-tools,
                meson (>= 0.44.0),
                sassc
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 Standards-Version: 4.1.5
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/gnome-shell-extensions
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/gnome-shell-extensions.git
diff --git a/debian/control.in b/debian/control.in
index eb22b0cb..673e6d05 100644
--- a/debian/control.in
+++ b/debian/control.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11.1.3),
                gnome-pkg-tools,
                meson (>= 0.44.0),
                sassc
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 Standards-Version: 4.1.5
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/gnome-shell-extensions
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/gnome-shell-extensions.git