diff --git a/tools/intel_gpu_abrt b/tools/intel_gpu_abrt
index 4fbff768..a38137d7 100755
--- a/tools/intel_gpu_abrt
+++ b/tools/intel_gpu_abrt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-if [[ $UID -ne 0 ]]; then
+if [ $(id -ru) -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "$0 must be run as root"
     exit 1
 fi