diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fdf2e86..1e09687 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -132,7 +132,11 @@ ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
 	cd $(LIBDIR) && ln -sf $(REALNAME) $(SONAME)
 endif
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
+ifeq ($(UID), 0)
 	ldconfig
+else
+	cd $(LIBDIR) && ln -sf $(REALNAME) $(SONAME)
+endif
 	cd $(LIBDIR) && ln -sf $(SONAME) $(LINKERNAME)
 endif
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S),OpenBSD)