diff --git a/scripts/zpool-create.sh b/scripts/zpool-create.sh
index e46b02cdda..4b8e3a8bf2 100755
--- a/scripts/zpool-create.sh
+++ b/scripts/zpool-create.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ while getopts 'hvc:p:' OPTION; do
 	esac
 done
 
+if [ $(id -u) != 0 ]; then
+        die "Must run as root"
+fi
+
 check_config || die "${ERROR}"
 . ${ZPOOL_CONFIG}