diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d60354e..c395705 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ liblxqt (1.2.0-0ubuntu2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Removed the obsolete '-Wl,--as-needed' linker flag from debian/rules.
   * Removed trailing whitespace from changelog.
+  * Added 'Rules-Requires-Root: no' to debian/control.
 
  -- Aaron Rainbolt <arraybolt3@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:35:33 -0600
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index e8a823c..7136fd7 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Vcs-Git: https://git.lubuntu.me/Lubuntu/liblxqt-packaging.git
 XS-Debian-Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/lxqt-team/liblxqt
 XS-Debian-Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/lxqt-team/liblxqt.git
 Homepage: https://github.com/lxqt/liblxqt
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 
 Package: liblxqt1
 Architecture: any