diff --git a/lib/gui/app/modules/drive-scanner.js b/lib/gui/app/modules/drive-scanner.js
index 6bc9e516..9cc307d8 100644
--- a/lib/gui/app/modules/drive-scanner.js
+++ b/lib/gui/app/modules/drive-scanner.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const fs = Bluebird.promisifyAll(require('fs'))
 const path = require('path')
 const settings = require('../models/settings')
 const SDK = require('../../../sdk')
+const permissions = require('../../../shared/permissions')
 
 /**
  * @summary The Etcher "blobs" directory path
@@ -51,4 +52,15 @@ const scanner = SDK.createScanner({
   }
 })
 
+// NOTE: Enable USBBoot on Linux if run as root
+permissions.isElevated().then((elevated) => {
+  if (elevated && process.platform === 'linux') {
+    const UsbbootAdapter = require('../../../sdk/adapters/usbboot')
+    const adapter = new UsbbootAdapter()
+    scanner.stop()
+    scanner.subscribe(adapter)
+    scanner.start()
+  }
+}).catch(_.noop)
+
 module.exports = scanner