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diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 43f1b0d2..ad3b4789 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -179,3 +179,14 @@ guestfs.3: guestfs.pod \
--name "guestfs" \
--release "$(PACKAGE_NAME)-$(PACKAGE_VERSION)" \
> $@
+
+# Check user doesn't try to do 'make all' or 'make check' as root.
+# https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2010-April/msg00098.html
+
+all-local: checkroot
+check-local: checkroot
+checkroot:
+ @if [ "`id -u`" = 0 ]; then \
+ echo "*** Error: Don't run 'make' or 'make check' as root."; \
+ exit 1; \
+ fi