diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 9563625..548b494 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -13,15 +13,17 @@
 pid_t pid_child;
 
 void drop_root(void) {
+  uid_t uid = getuid();
   // Drop root privileges
-  if (seteuid(getuid()) == -1)
+  if (setresuid(-1,uid,uid) == -1)
     {
       int err = errno;
-      printf("Failed to drop root privileges with seteuid (%d)\n", err);
+      printf("Failed to drop root privileges with setresuid (%d)\n", err);
       exit(err);
     }
 
-  if (setegid(getgid()) == -1)
+  gid_t gid = getgid();
+  if (setresgid(-1,gid,gid) == -1)
     {
       int err = errno;
       printf("Failed to drop root privileges with setegid (%d)\n", err);