diff --git a/debian/control.debian-testing b/debian/control.debian-testing
index ac719bf9..8cb11508 100644
--- a/debian/control.debian-testing
+++ b/debian/control.debian-testing
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  wayland-protocols (>= 1.14),
 Standards-Version: 4.1.3
 Homepage: https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/Phosh/squeekboard
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 
 Package: squeekboard
 Architecture: linux-any