diff --git a/src/actionlint/install.sh b/src/actionlint/install.sh
index 05915c0..0a6a1ec 100755
--- a/src/actionlint/install.sh
+++ b/src/actionlint/install.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ACTIONLINT_VERSION="${VERSION:-"latest"}"
 INSTALL_PATH="${INSTALLPATH:-"/usr/local/bin"}"
 
 if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo -e 'Script must be run as root. Use sudo, su, or add "USER root" to your Dockerfile before running this script.'
+  printf -e 'Script must be run as root. Use sudo, su, or add "USER root" to your Dockerfile before running this script.'
   exit 1
 fi