diff --git a/lib/utils/default-config.js b/lib/utils/default-config.js
index b4ae5701a4ef1..21a0b3818be98 100644
--- a/lib/utils/default-config.js
+++ b/lib/utils/default-config.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ module.exports =
                   || process.platform === "cygwin"
                   || !( process.getuid && process.setuid
                      && process.getgid && process.setgid )
+                  || process.getuid() !== 0
   , "update-dependents" : true
   , usage : false
   , user : "nobody"