diff --git a/js/methods.js b/js/methods.js
index 812838e..43b3bb6 100644
--- a/js/methods.js
+++ b/js/methods.js
@@ -66,16 +66,26 @@ function registerRepeaterForAllInput() {
  * Will display a warning if not.
  */
 function checkForAdminRights() {
+  if (require('os').platform !== 'win32') {
+    const isRoot = process.getuid && process.getuid() === 0;
+    if (!isRoot) {
+      notification('danger',
+      `Warning: you must launch this app as administrator.<br/>`
+      + `Use "sudo ryzencontroller" from terminal to fix this.`
+      );
+    }
+  } else {
   var exec = require('child_process').exec;
   exec('NET SESSION', function(err,so,se) {
     if (se.length !== 0) {
       notification('warning',
-      `Warning: you should launch this app as administrator,`
+        `Warning: you should launch this app as administrator, `
       + `ryzenadj.exe doesn't seems to work correctly without administrator rights.`
       );
     }
   });
 }
+}
 
 /**
  * Will display a notification in ".notification-zone".