1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/firecfg/main.c b/src/firecfg/main.c
index 1e49a2fc7..0e520b0f1 100644
--- a/src/firecfg/main.c
+++ b/src/firecfg/main.c
@@ -486,8 +486,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         if (arg_debug)
                 printf("%s %d %d %d %d\n", user, getuid(), getgid(), geteuid(), getegid());
 
-        // fix .desktop files in ~/.local/share/applications directory
-        fix_desktop_files(home);
+        // if runs as regular user, fix .desktop files in ~/.local/share/applications directory
+        if (getuid() != 0)
+                fix_desktop_files(home);
 
         return 0;
 }