diff --git a/bsnes/target-bsnes/GNUmakefile b/bsnes/target-bsnes/GNUmakefile
index f8f9fd2ba..a22f3bbc4 100644
--- a/bsnes/target-bsnes/GNUmakefile
+++ b/bsnes/target-bsnes/GNUmakefile
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ verbose: hiro.verbose ruby.verbose nall.verbose all;
 
 install: all
 ifeq ($(platform),windows)
-else ifeq ($(shell id -un),root)
-	$(error "make install should not be run as root")
 else ifeq ($(platform),macos)
 	mkdir -p ~/Library/Application\ Support/$(name)/
 	mkdir -p ~/Library/Application\ Support/$(name)/Database/
@@ -67,8 +65,6 @@ endif
 
 uninstall:
 ifeq ($(platform),windows)
-else ifeq ($(shell id -un),root)
-	$(error "make uninstall should not be run as root")
 else ifeq ($(platform),macos)
 	rm -rf /Applications/$(name).app
 else ifneq ($(filter $(platform),linux bsd),)