diff --git a/tools/winscope/adb_proxy/winscope_proxy.py b/tools/winscope/adb_proxy/winscope_proxy.py
index 85089c55b..dd7fafb99 100755
--- a/tools/winscope/adb_proxy/winscope_proxy.py
+++ b/tools/winscope/adb_proxy/winscope_proxy.py
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class FetchFileEndpoint(DeviceRequestEndpoint):
 
 def check_root(device_id):
     log.debug("Checking root access on {}".format(device_id))
-    return call_adb('shell su root id -u', device_id) == "0\n"
+    return int(call_adb('shell su root id -u', device_id)) == 0
 
 
 TRACE_THREADS = {}