1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/firejail/run_symlink.c b/src/firejail/run_symlink.c
index 7369e15f3..5d59afad4 100644
--- a/src/firejail/run_symlink.c
+++ b/src/firejail/run_symlink.c
@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ void run_symlink(int argc, char **argv) {
                 program += 1;
         else
                 program = argv[0];
-        if (strcmp(program, "firejail") == 0)
+        if (strcmp(program, "firejail") == 0) // this is a regular "firejail program" sandbox starting
                 return;
 
-        // find the real program
-        // probably the first entry returend by "which -a" is a symlink - use the second entry!
+        // find the real program by looking in PATH
         char *p = getenv("PATH");
         if (!p) {
                 fprintf(stderr, "Error: PATH environment variable not set\n");
@@ -84,6 +83,12 @@ void run_symlink(int argc, char **argv) {
 
         free(selfpath);
 
+        // desktop integration is not supported for root user; instead, the original program is started
+        if (getuid() == 0) {
+                argv[0] = program;
+                execv(program, argv);
+                exit(1);
+        }
 
         // start the argv[0] program in a new sandbox
         // drop privileges