diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 96673915..76b46662 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ debian-cd (3.1.22) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     2.10.2-1.
   * d/control:
     - upgrade to use debhelper-compat(=11), drop d/compat.
-    - drop ancient version-req on dependency on apt
+    - drop ancient version-requirement on dependency on apt.
     - don't recommend syslinux-utils twice, thanks lintian.
     - bump standards version to 4.3.0, no changes needed.
+    - add "Rules-Requires-Root: no" to support building as non-root.
   * Add lintian override for missing-depends-on-sensible-utils as
     sensible-editor is merely mentioned in the README.
   * d/copyright: explicitly refer to /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2.
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 9d70c877..e79e8f5c 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Uploaders: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>, Santiago Garcia Mantinan <mant
 Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 11)
 Build-Depends-Indep: tofrodos
 Standards-Version: 4.3.0
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/images-team/debian-cd.git
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/images-team/debian-cd