diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index af65dd2..31472fa 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 
 override_dh_auto_build:
 	dh_auto_build
-	tar czf debian/examples.tar.gz test
+	tar czf debian/examples.tar.gz test --owner=0 --group=0
 
 override_dh_auto_clean:
 	dh_auto_clean