1 files changed, 2 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/src/firejail/util.c b/src/firejail/util.c
index 094a68c60..f0df45eb2 100644
--- a/src/firejail/util.c
+++ b/src/firejail/util.c
@@ -459,31 +459,21 @@ int is_dir(const char *fname) {
         if (*fname == '\0')
                 return 0;
 
-        int called_as_root = 0;
-        if (geteuid() == 0)
-                called_as_root = 1;
-
-        if (called_as_root)
-                EUID_USER();
-
         // if fname doesn't end in '/', add one
         int rv;
         struct stat s;
         if (fname[strlen(fname) - 1] == '/')
-                rv = stat(fname, &s);
+                rv = stat_as_user(fname, &s);
         else {
                 char *tmp;
                 if (asprintf(&tmp, "%s/", fname) == -1) {
                         fprintf(stderr, "Error: cannot allocate memory, %s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
                         errExit("asprintf");
                 }
-                rv = stat(tmp, &s);
+                rv = stat_as_user(tmp, &s);
                 free(tmp);
         }
 
-        if (called_as_root)
-                EUID_ROOT();
-
         if (rv == -1)
                 return 0;