diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 4e9a0bb1..e55b666b 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Stas Sergeev <stsp@users.sourceforge.net>
 Standards-Version: 3.9.7
 Build-Depends:
+    sudo,
+    python3-venv,
     pipx,
     ninja-build,
     bison,
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 9729b707..3307f04c 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 export PATH=$(shell echo $$PATH):$(shell realpath ~/.local/bin)
 
 %:
-	pipx install meson
+	sudo pipx install meson
 	./configure.meson build --prefix /usr --libdir /usr/lib
 	dh $@ --buildsystem=meson --builddirectory=build