diff --git a/metadata/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota.txt b/metadata/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota.txt
index b917cb9749..50c9e9be95 100644
--- a/metadata/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota.txt
+++ b/metadata/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ the /data/data/org.fdroid.fdroid folder on the /data partition. The standalone
 APK is called [[org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged]].
 .
 
+Requires Root:yes
+
 Repo Type:git
 Repo:https://gitlab.com/fdroid/privileged-extension.git