1 files changed, 6 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/src/firejail/fs.c b/src/firejail/fs.c
index 76ec102c3..65f53bf76 100644
--- a/src/firejail/fs.c
+++ b/src/firejail/fs.c
@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ static void disable_file(OPERATION op, const char *filename) {
         }
         else if (op == MOUNT_TMPFS) {
                 if (S_ISDIR(s.st_mode)) {
+                        if (getuid() &&
+                           (strncmp(cfg.homedir, fname, strlen(cfg.homedir)) != 0 ||
+                            fname[strlen(cfg.homedir)] != '/')) {
+                                fprintf(stderr, "Error: tmpfs outside $HOME is only available for root\n");
+                                exit(1);
+                        }
                         fs_tmpfs(fname, getuid());
                         last_disable = SUCCESSFUL;
                 }
@@ -366,14 +372,6 @@ void fs_blacklist(void) {
                 else if (strncmp(entry->data, "tmpfs ", 6) == 0) {
                         ptr = entry->data + 6;
                         op = MOUNT_TMPFS;
-                        char *resolved_path = realpath(ptr, NULL);
-                        if (!resolved_path || strncmp(cfg.homedir, resolved_path, strlen(cfg.homedir)) != 0) {
-                                if (getuid() != 0) {
-                                        fprintf(stderr, "Error: tmpfs outside $HOME is only available for root\n");
-                                        exit(1);
-                                }
-                        }
-                        free(resolved_path);
                 }
                 else if (strncmp(entry->data, "mkdir ", 6) == 0) {
                         EUID_USER();