diff -up ./src/Makefile.am.orig ./src/Makefile.am
--- ./src/Makefile.am.orig	2009-11-30 17:35:25.000000000 +1000
+++ ./src/Makefile.am	2009-11-30 17:41:56.000000000 +1000
@@ -10,24 +10,10 @@ EXTRA_fbterm_SOURCES = signalfd.h
 fbterm_CXXFLAGS = -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -Ilib @FT2_INC@ @FC_INC@
 fbterm_LDADD = lib/libshell.a @FT2_LIB@ @FC_LIB@ @X86_LIB@ -lutil
 
-if VESA
-install-exec-hook:
-	[[ "`id -u`" != "0" ]] && { \
-		echo "run 'make install' as root!"; \
-		exit 1; \
-	} || { \
-		chmod u+s $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/fbterm$(EXEEXT); \
-	}
-else
 install-exec-hook:
 	KERV=`uname -r | sed 's/\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\).*/\1 \* 10000 + \2 \* 100 + \3/'`; \
 	[[ $$KERV -lt 20615 ]] && exit 0; \
-	[[ "`id -u`" != "0" ]] && { \
-		echo "run 'make install' as root!"; \
-		exit 1; \
-	} || { \
-		[[ $$KERV -ge 20627 ]] && \
+	[[ $$KERV -ge 20627 ]] && \
 		setcap 'cap_sys_tty_config+ep' $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/fbterm$(EXEEXT) 2>/dev/null || \
-		chmod u+s $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/fbterm$(EXEEXT); \
-	}
-endif
+		chmod u+s $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/fbterm$(EXEEXT)
+