diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index fb82f6d3..b8d8ac36 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Standards-Version: 3.9.5
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/shadow -b master
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/shadow
 Homepage: https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow
+Rules-Requires-Root: binary-targets
 
 Package: passwd
 Architecture: any