diff --git a/boards/base/Linux-Framebuffer/readme.txt b/boards/base/Linux-Framebuffer/readme.txt
index ede34281..0c40eea2 100644
--- a/boards/base/Linux-Framebuffer/readme.txt
+++ b/boards/base/Linux-Framebuffer/readme.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ On this board uGFX currently supports:
 	- GDISP via the framebuffer driver 
 
 There is an example Makefile and project in the examples directory.
+
+Note: To successfully use this board file, the user who executes the compiled
+      program requires sufficient permission to access the framebuffer device.
+      To simplify: You might need to run your compiled uGFX program as root.