diff --git a/scripts/pacman-key.sh.in b/scripts/pacman-key.sh.in
index 89e52fc..057b3bb 100644
--- a/scripts/pacman-key.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/pacman-key.sh.in
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ GPG_PACMAN="gpg --homedir ${PACMAN_KEYRING_DIR} --no-permission-warning"
# Try to create $PACMAN_KEYRING_DIR if non-existent
# Check for simple existence rather than for a directory as someone may want
# to use a symlink here
-[[ -e ${PACMAN_KEYRING_DIR} ]] || mkdir -p -m 755 "${PACMAN_KEYRING_DIR}"
+(( EUID != 0 )) || [[ -e ${PACMAN_KEYRING_DIR} ]] || mkdir -p -m 755 "${PACMAN_KEYRING_DIR}"
# Parse and execute command
command="$1"
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