diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 920c479..9b4d4f9 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -265,9 +265,6 @@ main(argc, argv)
     if (optind < argc)
 	return usage(1);
 
-    if (geteuid() != 0)
-	errx(1, "Need root privileges to start.");
-
     log_fp = stderr;
     setlinebuf(stderr);