1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/firejail/x11.c b/src/firejail/x11.c
index 985ca9337..300078872 100644
--- a/src/firejail/x11.c
+++ b/src/firejail/x11.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ void x11_start_xephyr(int argc, char **argv) {
                 fprintf(stderr, "Error: X11 sandboxing is not available when running as root\n");
                 exit(1);
         }
+        drop_privs(0);
 
         // check xephyr
         if (x11_check_xephyr() == 0) {
@@ -295,6 +296,7 @@ void x11_start_xpra(int argc, char **argv) {
                 fprintf(stderr, "Error: X11 sandboxing is not available when running as root\n");
                 exit(1);
         }
+        drop_privs(0);
 
         // check xpra
         if (x11_check_xpra() == 0) {