diff --git a/make-bootstrap-file.sh b/make-bootstrap-file.sh
index 5153150..efc62b6 100644
--- a/make-bootstrap-file.sh
+++ b/make-bootstrap-file.sh
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@
 
 set -e -u -o pipefail
 
-# Check if the user is root (superuser)
-if [[ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]]; then
-    echo "This script must be run as root (superuser) because it uses 'mknod' to make device nodes, which requires superuser privileges."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 # Display usage message
 usage() {
     cat <<EOF
@@ -75,6 +69,12 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     esac
 done
 
+# Check if the user is root (superuser)
+if [[ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "This script must be run as root (superuser) because it uses 'mknod' to make device nodes, which requires superuser privileges."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 # Set ROOTFS
 ROOTFS="$ARCH"