diff --git a/gui/wind/main.cpp b/gui/wind/main.cpp
index 41732a8f..8695b60d 100644
--- a/gui/wind/main.cpp
+++ b/gui/wind/main.cpp
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ Result<int> luna_main(int argc, char** argv)
 
     if (geteuid() != 0)
     {
-        os::eprintln("error: wind must be run as root to initialize resources, run with --user=<USERNAME> to drop "
-                     "privileges afterwards");
+        os::eprintln("error: wind must be run as root to initialize resources, the server will drop "
+                     "privileges automatically afterwards");
         return 1;
     }