diff --git a/docs/dev/building/Compile.rst b/docs/dev/building/Compile.rst
index cbc4326c0..df6023767 100644
--- a/docs/dev/building/Compile.rst
+++ b/docs/dev/building/Compile.rst
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ run Dwarf Fortress from the container and have it display on your host.
 Step 2: build DFHack
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-The ``docker run`` command above will give you a shell prompt (as root) in the
+The ``docker run`` command above will give you a shell prompt (as the `buildmaster` user) in the
 container. Inside the container, run the following commands::
 
     git clone https://github.com/DFHack/dfhack.git