diff --git a/dev-setup/setup_linux.sh b/dev-setup/setup_linux.sh
index 2b60452f..d5b21ace 100755
--- a/dev-setup/setup_linux.sh
+++ b/dev-setup/setup_linux.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eo pipefail
 
+if [ $(id -u) -eq 0 ]; then 
+    echo "Don't run this as root"
+    exit
+fi
+
 SCRIPTDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 
 if [[ "$(uname)" != "Linux" ]]; then