diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c8f8fdf189f8b8c22d3d8332ea13e17e2d09dc40..c2d28f364efb0c5bc5ac61f4a016c096bddf72df 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+python-django-netfields (1.2.4-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Add needs-root restriction for autopkgtests (Closes: #1004873).
+
+ -- Michael Fladischer <fladi@debian.org>  Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:58:35 +0000
+
 python-django-netfields (1.2.4-2) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Enable upstream testsuite for autopkgtests.
diff --git a/debian/tests/control b/debian/tests/control
index 7c938898af4538df6b4d250da4490eed351dff2c..48b2bef4ef20f2cbc8619fda4ad5934a717472c9 100644
--- a/debian/tests/control
+++ b/debian/tests/control
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ Depends:
  python3-unittest2,
  @,
  @builddeps@,
-Restrictions: allow-stderr
+Restrictions: allow-stderr,needs-root