diff --git a/src/core_main.rs b/src/core_main.rs
index 9abfcb444..a4b9ecf1c 100644
--- a/src/core_main.rs
+++ b/src/core_main.rs
@@ -803,6 +803,10 @@ fn is_root() -> bool {
         return crate::platform::is_elevated(None).unwrap_or_default()
             || crate::platform::is_root();
     }
+    #[cfg(linux)]
+    {
+        return crate::platform::is_flatpak() || crate::platform::is_root();
+    }
     #[allow(unreachable_code)]
     crate::platform::is_root()
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/linux.rs b/src/platform/linux.rs
index 66eefb8a2..07ec97d6e 100644
--- a/src/platform/linux.rs
+++ b/src/platform/linux.rs
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ pub fn get_env_var(k: &str) -> String {
     }
 }
 
-fn is_flatpak() -> bool {
+pub fn is_flatpak() -> bool {
     std::path::PathBuf::from("/.flatpak-info").exists()
 }