diff --git a/src/main/services/bs-launcher/steam-launcher.service.ts b/src/main/services/bs-launcher/steam-launcher.service.ts
index 65e0a93e..c1f38cd8 100644
--- a/src/main/services/bs-launcher/steam-launcher.service.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/bs-launcher/steam-launcher.service.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ export class SteamLauncherService extends AbstractLauncherService implements Sto
 
             // Linux setup
             if (process.platform === "linux") {
+                if (launchOptions.admin == true) {
+                    log.warn("Launching as admin is not supported on Linux! Starting the game as a normal user.");
+                    launchOptions.admin = false;
+                }
+
                 // Create the compat data path if it doesn't exist.
                 // If the user never ran Beat Saber through steam before
                 // using bsmanager, it won't exist, and proton will fail