diff --git a/pkgupdate b/pkgupdate
index 23512cc..371d2f5 100755
--- a/pkgupdate
+++ b/pkgupdate
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]
+then
+    echo "You need to run $0 as root"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 case "$INSTALLURL" in
 	http://*) do_http "http://"
 		;;