diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ipc/msgque.c b/tools/testing/selftests/ipc/msgque.c
index aa290c0de6f56d9e3f142d46124ee5d0688dd68d..552f0810bffb651274271aef05db718507af5605 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ipc/msgque.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ipc/msgque.c
@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int msg, pid, err;
 	struct msgque_data msgque;
 
+	if (getuid() != 0) {
+		printf("Please run the test as root - Exiting.\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
 	msgque.key = ftok(argv[0], 822155650);
 	if (msgque.key == -1) {
 		printf("Can't make key\n");