diff --git a/SparkleShare/Linux/sparkleshare.in b/SparkleShare/Linux/sparkleshare.in
index 81027fe7..2a9bfb38 100755
--- a/SparkleShare/Linux/sparkleshare.in
+++ b/SparkleShare/Linux/sparkleshare.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 if [[ $UID -eq 0 ]]; then
-  echo "SparkleShare can't be run as root. Things would go utterly wrong."
+  echo "Please don't run SparkleShare as root. Things would go utterly wrong."
   exit 1
 fi