1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index fc0472b7c..7f6665d1a 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ int change_user_group(char const * const user,
             return -errno;
         }
     }
-    if (pidfile != NULL)
+    if (daemonize != 0 && pidfile != NULL)
     {
         errno = 0;
         if (chown(pidfile, pwd->pw_uid, gid) != 0)