diff --git a/scripts/falco-driver-loader b/scripts/falco-driver-loader
index 0c2633f1..ef4043f6 100755
--- a/scripts/falco-driver-loader
+++ b/scripts/falco-driver-loader
@@ -606,6 +606,8 @@ if [ -z "$has_opts" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$source_only" ]; then
+	echo "* Running falco-driver-loader for: falco version=${FALCO_VERSION}, driver version=${DRIVER_VERSION}"
+
 	if [ "$(id -u)" != 0 ]; then
 		>&2 echo "This program must be run as root (or with sudo)"
 		exit 1
@@ -642,6 +644,4 @@ if [ -z "$source_only" ]; then
 				;;
 		esac
 	fi
-fi
-
-echo "* Running falco-driver-loader for: falco version=${FALCO_VERSION}, driver version=${DRIVER_VERSION}"
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+fi
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