1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index dbca05c518..49af12f9ea 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ if(!parse_codec_cfg(get_path("codecs.conf"))){
 	} else
 	    printf("Using Linux's hardware RTC timing (%ldHz)\n", irqp);
     }
+    setuid( getuid() ); // strongly test, please check this.
     if(rtc_fd<0)
 #endif
 	printf("Using %s timing\n",softsleep?"software":"usleep()");