diff --git a/board/cubietech/cubieboard/mkcubiecard.sh b/board/cubietech/cubieboard/mkcubiecard.sh
index 34afc8708..f1d5a9fb4 100755
--- a/board/cubietech/cubieboard/mkcubiecard.sh
+++ b/board/cubietech/cubieboard/mkcubiecard.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
 	exit 1;
 fi
 
-if [ $EUID -ne 0 ]; then
+if [ `id -u` -ne 0 ]; then
 	echo "This script must be run as root" 1>&2
 	exit 1
 fi