diff --git a/sh_scripts/python-quick-build.sh b/sh_scripts/python-quick-build.sh
index 684d487..57fd99b 100644
--- a/sh_scripts/python-quick-build.sh
+++ b/sh_scripts/python-quick-build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 CPUCORES=$(grep ^processor /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l)
+# Make sure only root can run our script
+if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
+   echo "This script must be run as root" 1>&2
+   exit 1
+fi
 clear
 echo "################################################"
 echo "# Version: 0.1v                                #"