diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index dc66a15f..c7f2eb21 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -663,13 +663,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 #ifdef HAVE_SETUID
     /* We'll only have getuid() if we also have setuid(), it's reasonable to
      * assume */
-    if(!getuid() && getpid() != 1) /* Running as root! Don't allow this */
-    {
-        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: You should not run icecast2 as root\n");
-        fprintf(stderr, "Use the changeowner directive in the config file\n");
-        shutdown_subsystems();
-        return 1;
-    }
 #endif
 
     /* setup default signal handlers */