1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/build b/build
index cf18d25e..72318241 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ main()
 
 	[ "$1" = "dependencies" ] && x_ install_packages $@ && return 0
 
+	[ "$(id -u)" != "0" ] || $err "this command as root is not permitted"
+
 	for g in "which git" "git config --global user.name" \
 	    "git config --global user.email" "git_init"; do
 		eval "$g 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null || git_err \"$g\""
 	done
 
-	[ "$(id -u)" != "0" ] || $err "this command as root is not permitted"
-
 	case "${1}" in
 	version) printf "%s\n" "$relname" ;;
 	release) shift 1; mkrelease $@ ;;