1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/sway/main.c b/sway/main.c
index cc5f7187..a810bb55 100644
--- a/sway/main.c
+++ b/sway/main.c
@@ -197,17 +197,18 @@ static void log_kernel(void) {
 static void drop_permissions(void) {
         if (getuid() != geteuid() || getgid() != getegid()) {
                 if (setgid(getgid()) != 0) {
-                        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Unable to drop root");
+                        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Unable to drop root, refusing to start");
                         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
                 }
                 if (setuid(getuid()) != 0) {
-                        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Unable to drop root");
+                        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Unable to drop root, refusing to start");
                         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
                 }
         }
         if (setuid(0) != -1) {
-                wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Root privileges can be restored.");
-                exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+                wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Unable to drop root (we shouldn't be able to "
+                        "restore it after setuid), refusing to start");
+                return false;
         }
 }