diff --git a/pd/src/s_file.c b/pd/src/s_file.c
index 7fe081a508c6ebc8028cfd97a0c3bc78f6f7de7b..3656203bd6df4b5dcb2cedb9b974f2aba7d5f628 100644
--- a/pd/src/s_file.c
+++ b/pd/src/s_file.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ void sys_loadpreferences( void)
         sys_hipriority = 0;
     else
 #ifdef UNIX
-        sys_hipriority = !geteuid();
+        sys_hipriority = 1; //!geteuid();
 #else
 #ifdef MSW
         sys_hipriority = 0;