diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4dad408fa..5dbb12be5 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ gtk+2.0 (2.24.31-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   [ Simon McVittie ]
   * gir1.2-gtk-2.0: Add Provides for gir1.2-gdk-2.0, gir1.2-gdkx11-2.0
     to reflect all typelibs shipped by this package
+  * Set Rules-Requires-Root to no
 
  -- Jeremy Bicha <jbicha@debian.org>  Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:22:42 -0400
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 105096c6c..07e4df01b 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Build-Depends-Indep: libglib2.0-doc,
                      libatk1.0-doc,
                      libpango1.0-doc,
                      libcairo2-doc
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 Standards-Version: 3.9.8
 Vcs-Svn: svn://anonscm.debian.org/pkg-gnome/desktop/unstable/gtk+2.0/
 Vcs-Browser: https://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/pkg-gnome/desktop/unstable/gtk+2.0/
diff --git a/debian/control.in b/debian/control.in
index cb1537106..544667589 100644
--- a/debian/control.in
+++ b/debian/control.in
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Build-Depends-Indep: libglib2.0-doc,
                      libatk1.0-doc,
                      libpango1.0-doc,
                      libcairo2-doc
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 Standards-Version: 3.9.8
 Vcs-Svn: svn://anonscm.debian.org/pkg-gnome/desktop/unstable/gtk+2.0/
 Vcs-Browser: https://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/pkg-gnome/desktop/unstable/gtk+2.0/