diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 04769081..b0ac7dda 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ TESTS_scripts_M = \
 	$(NULL)
 
 TESTS_scripts = \
+	test_rte_check
 	debugfs_reader \
 	debugfs_emon_crash \
 	sysfs_l3_parity \
diff --git a/tests/test_rte_check b/tests/test_rte_check
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6389592d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_rte_check
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+whoami | grep root || ( echo ERROR: not running as root; exit 1 )
+
+SOURCE_DIR="$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )"
+. $SOURCE_DIR/drm_lib.sh
+
+exit 0