diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 4901dada..9e5533d1 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Standards-Version: 4.4.1
 Homepage: https://notmuchmail.org/
 Vcs-Git: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch -b release
 Vcs-Browser: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 
 Package: notmuch
 Architecture: any