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diff --git a/tcpdump.c b/tcpdump.c
index 0b654158..837f14e9 100644
--- a/tcpdump.c
+++ b/tcpdump.c
@@ -2026,6 +2026,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		/* Run with '-Z root' to restore old behaviour */
 		if (!username)
 			username = WITH_USER;
+		else if (strcmp(username, "root") == 0)
+			username = NULL;
 	}
 #endif