diff --git a/Base/res/apps/PartitionEditor.af b/Base/res/apps/PartitionEditor.af
index be15ecce37..546d89c785 100644
--- a/Base/res/apps/PartitionEditor.af
+++ b/Base/res/apps/PartitionEditor.af
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [App]
 Name=Partition Editor
 Executable=/bin/PartitionEditor
+RequiresRoot=true
 Category=Utilities