diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6f54ffdcc6..a240ebd077 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+gtk+3.0 (3.22.26-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Set Rules-Requires-Root to no
+
+ -- Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>  Mon, 13 Nov 2017 08:05:47 +0000
+
 gtk+3.0 (3.22.26-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   [ Simon McVittie ]
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index f124311a04..1b40557e16 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Build-Depends-Indep: libglib2.0-doc,
                      docbook-xml,
                      docbook-xsl,
                      xsltproc,
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 Standards-Version: 4.1.1
 Vcs-Svn: svn://anonscm.debian.org/pkg-gnome/desktop/unstable/gtk+3.0/
 Vcs-Browser: https://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/pkg-gnome/desktop/unstable/gtk+3.0/
diff --git a/debian/control.in b/debian/control.in
index 0a57063b5d..800806a1cd 100644
--- a/debian/control.in
+++ b/debian/control.in
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Build-Depends-Indep: libglib2.0-doc,
                      docbook-xml,
                      docbook-xsl,
                      xsltproc,
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 Standards-Version: 4.1.1
 Vcs-Svn: svn://anonscm.debian.org/pkg-gnome/desktop/unstable/gtk+3.0/
 Vcs-Browser: https://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/pkg-gnome/desktop/unstable/gtk+3.0/