diff --git a/emit-a-warning-when-running-with-root-privileges.patch b/emit-a-warning-when-running-with-root-privileges.patch
index 4d95b77..7c6a390 100644
--- a/emit-a-warning-when-running-with-root-privileges.patch
+++ b/emit-a-warning-when-running-with-root-privileges.patch
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ index 70bda2e2..1e750ae1 100644
 +                     sys.base_prefix != sys.prefix))
 +
 +        # Check whether we have root privileges and aren't in venv/virtualenv
-+        if os.getuid() == 0 and not is_venv():
++        if os.getuid() == 0 and not is_venv() and not options.root_path:
 +            command = path.basename(sys.argv[0])
 +            if command == "__main__.py":
 +                command = path.basename(sys.executable) + " -m pip"
diff --git a/python-pip.spec b/python-pip.spec
index 37ca568..1e280dc 100644
--- a/python-pip.spec
+++ b/python-pip.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Name:           python-%{srcname}
 # When updating, update the bundled libraries versions bellow!
 # You can use vendor_meta.sh in the dist git repo
 Version:        %{base_version}%{?prerel:~%{prerel}}
-Release:        5%{?dist}
+Release:        6%{?dist}
 Summary:        A tool for installing and managing Python packages
 
 # We bundle a lot of libraries with pip, which itself is under MIT license.
@@ -405,6 +405,9 @@ pytest_k='not completion and
 %{python_wheeldir}/%{python_wheelname}
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jul 10 2020 Lumír Balhar <lbalhar@redhat.com> - 20.1.1-6
+- Do not emit a warning about root privileges when --root is used
+
 * Wed Jul 08 2020 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 20.1.1-5
 - Update bundled provides to match 20.1.1