diff --git a/obs-packaging/ksm-throttler/kata-ksm-throttler.dsc-template b/obs-packaging/ksm-throttler/kata-ksm-throttler.dsc-template
index 2a04841603..b8b77334c6 100644
--- a/obs-packaging/ksm-throttler/kata-ksm-throttler.dsc-template
+++ b/obs-packaging/ksm-throttler/kata-ksm-throttler.dsc-template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Kata containers team <https://github.com/kata-containers/>
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 Homepage: https://katacontainers.io
-Build-Depends: dh-make, git, ca-certificates, execstack, devscripts, debhelper, build-essential, dh-autoreconf, make, pkg-config, dh-systemd, systemd
+Build-Depends: dh-make, git, ca-certificates, fakeroot, execstack, devscripts, debhelper, build-essential, dh-autoreconf, make, pkg-config, dh-systemd, systemd
 Debtransform-Tar: kata-ksm-throttler-@VERSION@.tar.gz
 
 Package: kata-ksm-throttler
diff --git a/obs-packaging/proxy/kata-proxy.dsc-template b/obs-packaging/proxy/kata-proxy.dsc-template
index 555e5ef302..a89497eb76 100644
--- a/obs-packaging/proxy/kata-proxy.dsc-template
+++ b/obs-packaging/proxy/kata-proxy.dsc-template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Section: devel
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Kata containers team <https://github.com/kata-containers/>
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
-Build-Depends: dh-make, git, ca-certificates, execstack, devscripts, debhelper, build-essential, dh-autoreconf, make
+Build-Depends: dh-make, git, ca-certificates, execstack, fakeroot, devscripts, debhelper, build-essential, dh-autoreconf, make
 Homepage: https://katacontainers.io
 Debtransform-Tar: kata-proxy-@VERSION@.tar.gz
 
diff --git a/obs-packaging/runtime/kata-runtime.dsc-template b/obs-packaging/runtime/kata-runtime.dsc-template
index 7ca909c4ef..9f79440857 100644
--- a/obs-packaging/runtime/kata-runtime.dsc-template
+++ b/obs-packaging/runtime/kata-runtime.dsc-template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Section: devel
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Kata containers team <https://github.com/kata-containers/>
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
-Build-Depends: dh-make, git, ca-certificates, execstack, devscripts, debhelper,
+Build-Depends: dh-make, git, ca-certificates, execstack, fakeroot, devscripts, debhelper,
                build-essential, dh-autoreconf, make
 Homepage: https://katacontainers.io
 Debtransform-Tar: kata-runtime-@VERSION@.tar.gz
diff --git a/obs-packaging/shim/kata-shim.dsc-template b/obs-packaging/shim/kata-shim.dsc-template
index 5182927a30..fbe4cb42b3 100644
--- a/obs-packaging/shim/kata-shim.dsc-template
+++ b/obs-packaging/shim/kata-shim.dsc-template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Section: devel
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Kata containers team <https://github.com/kata-containers/>
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9), git, ca-certificates, execstack, devscripts, dh-make
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9), git, ca-certificates, execstack, fakeroot, devscripts, dh-make
 Homepage: https://katacontainers.io
 Debtransform-Tar: kata-shim-@VERSION@.tar.gz