diff --git a/mxqd.c b/mxqd.c
index 32fbf29..cda23e8 100644
--- a/mxqd.c
+++ b/mxqd.c
@@ -407,7 +407,12 @@ int server_init(struct mxq_server *server, int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     if (getuid()) {
+#ifdef RUNASNORMALUSER
         mx_log_notice("Running mxqd as non-root user.");
+#else
+        mx_log_err("Running mxqd as non-root user is not supported at the moment.");
+        exit(EX_USAGE);
+#endif
     }
 
     res = mx_read_first_line_from_file("/proc/sys/kernel/random/boot_id", &str_bootid);