diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index dc683dcc1..f497d6ee4 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -40,10 +40,15 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 	dh_auto_install --builddirectory=build-debian-devel
 
 override_dh_auto_test:
-	mkdir -p build-debian-release/tmp
-	dh_auto_test --builddirectory=build-debian-release
-	mkdir -p build-debian-devel/tmp
-	dh_auto_test --builddirectory=build-debian-devel
+	mkdir -p build-debian-release/tmp build-debian-devel/tmp
+ifneq (,$(FAKEROOTKEY))
+		echo "Detected running under fakeroot, resetting LD_LIBRARY_PATH as tests are not compatible with fakeroot."
+		LD_PRELOAD="" dh_auto_test --builddirectory=build-debian-release
+		LD_PRELOAD="" dh_auto_test --builddirectory=build-debian-devel
+else
+		dh_auto_test --builddirectory=build-debian-release
+		dh_auto_test --builddirectory=build-debian-devel
+endif
 
 override_dh_strip:
 	dh_strip --dbgsym-migration='libgit2-dbg (<< 0.24.0-2~)'