1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/firejail/main.c b/src/firejail/main.c
index 65569ae5f..ec0c31285 100644
--- a/src/firejail/main.c
+++ b/src/firejail/main.c
@@ -1583,6 +1583,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
                                 exit(1);
                         }
                         fs_check_private_dir();
+
+                        // downgrade to --private if the directory is the user home directory
+                        if (strcmp(cfg.home_private, cfg.homedir) == 0) {
+                                free(cfg.home_private);
+                                cfg.home_private = NULL;
+                        }
                         arg_private = 1;
                 }
 #ifdef HAVE_PRIVATE_HOME