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diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c b/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c
index 896ab143..deefb788 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c
@@ -264,6 +264,15 @@ fe_args (int argc, char *argv[])
 	gdk_window_add_filter (gdk_get_default_root_window (), (GdkFilterFunc)root_event_cb, NULL);
 #endif
 
+#ifndef WIN32
+#ifndef __EMX__
+		/* OS/2 uses UID 0 all the time */
+		if (getuid () == 0)
+			fe_message (_("* Running IRC as root is stupid! You should\n"
+							"  create a User Account and use that to login.\n"), FE_MSG_WARN|FE_MSG_WAIT);
+#endif
+#endif /* !WIN32 */
+
 	return -1;
 }