diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 8ac9705..462fd9f 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
                libpci-dev,
                libmd-dev,
                pkg-config
+Rules-Requires-Root: binary-targets
 Homepage: https://github.com/LinuxCNC/mesaflash
 Vcs-Browser: https://github.com/linuxcnc/mesaflash
 Vcs-Git: https://github.com/LinuxCNC/mesaflash.git -b master