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diff --git a/src/wall-notify.c b/src/wall-notify.c
index 40cdfe5..292b71a 100644
--- a/src/wall-notify.c
+++ b/src/wall-notify.c
@@ -203,6 +203,44 @@ static int wait_for_write(int fd, int timeout) {
     return 1;
 }
 
+#ifdef USE_UTMPX
+static void drop_privileges(void) {
+    uid_t uid, ruid, euid, suid;
+    gid_t gid, rgid, egid, sgid;
+
+    uid = getuid();
+    gid = getgid();
+
+    /* Drop all privileges. */
+    if (setresuid(uid, uid, uid) != 0) {
+        perror("setresuid");
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+    if (setresgid(gid, gid, gid) != 0) {
+        perror("setresgid");
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    /* Verify all privileges were dropped. */
+    if (getresuid(&ruid, &euid, &suid) != 0) {
+        perror("getresuid");
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+    if (getresgid(&rgid, &egid, &sgid) != 0) {
+        perror("getresgid");
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+    if (uid == ruid && uid == euid && uid == suid
+            && gid == rgid && gid == egid && gid == sgid) {
+        /* Everything fine. */
+        return;
+    }
+
+    fprintf(stderr, "failed to drop privileges, aborting\n");
+    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+#endif
+
 static void pass_buffer_to_program(const char *buffer, size_t length, char **argv) {
     int fds[2];
     FILE *fh;
@@ -229,6 +267,10 @@ static void pass_buffer_to_program(const char *buffer, size_t length, char **arg
     } else if (pid == 0) {
         /* child */
 
+#ifdef USE_UTMPX
+        drop_privileges();
+#endif
+
         close(fds[1]); /* write side */
 
         /* Pass read side as stdin to the program. */