diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 25be767..48efa04 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  python3-sphinx,
  python3-sphinx-rtd-theme,
  python3-termcolor,
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 Standards-Version: 4.6.1
 Homepage: https://github.com/matthewdeanmartin/terminaltables
 Vcs-Browser: https://git.progress-linux.org/users/daniel.baumann/debian/packages/terminaltables