diff --git a/ubuntu-kernel-cleanup.py b/ubuntu-kernel-cleanup.py
index 1979ece96a76ed15b0245bffed01c89dca115cad..39cdeca32b7e5dcd2157b93fea55d57f00401dc5 100755
--- a/ubuntu-kernel-cleanup.py
+++ b/ubuntu-kernel-cleanup.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def get_version(full_pkg_name):
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     if os.geteuid() != 0:
-        print("You need to have root privileges to run this script")
+        print("You need root privileges to run this script")
         print("Please try again, using 'sudo'. Exiting.")
         os.sys.exit()
     INIFILE = 'ubuntu-kernel-cleanup.ini'