diff --git a/debian.master/control.stub.in b/debian.master/control.stub.in
index 589488cc9a22..5dc9ed39f849 100644
--- a/debian.master/control.stub.in
+++ b/debian.master/control.stub.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Source: SRCPKGNAME
 Section: devel
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team <kernel-team@lists.ubuntu.com>
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 Standards-Version: 3.9.4.0
 Build-Depends:
  debhelper-compat (= 10),