diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 291b981123..84ca53e13d 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -468,11 +468,6 @@ XBPS_TARGET_PKG="${2##*/}"
 # Check if stdout is a tty; if false disable colors.
 test -t 1 || export NOCOLORS=1
 
-if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: root cannot use xbps-src, switch to a regular user."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 if [ -f $XBPS_MASTERDIR/.xbps_chroot_init ]; then
     export CHROOT_READY=1
 fi