1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/pkgbuild-check-nonfree b/src/pkgbuild-check-nonfree
index fba4b7b..0fd480c 100755
--- a/src/pkgbuild-check-nonfree
+++ b/src/pkgbuild-check-nonfree
@@ -146,12 +146,15 @@ usage() {
     echo "If no PKGBUILD is specified, \`./PKGBUILD' is implied"
     echo ""
     echo "Options:"
+    echo " -f         Allow running as root user"
     echo " -h         Show this message"
 }
 
 main() {
+    local asroot=false
     while getopts 'fh' arg; do
         case "$arg" in
+            f) asroot=true;;
             h) usage; exit 0;;
             *) usage; exit 1;;
         esac
@@ -162,7 +165,7 @@ main() {
         pkgbuilds=("`pwd`/PKGBUILD")
     fi
 
-    if [[ -w / ]]; then
+    if [[ -w / ]] && ! $asroot; then
         error "Run as normal user"
         exit 1
     fi