diff --git a/multimedia/serviio/rc.serviio b/multimedia/serviio/rc.serviio
index 4afae80d85..eaa3776e69 100644
--- a/multimedia/serviio/rc.serviio
+++ b/multimedia/serviio/rc.serviio
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ start() {
         echo 'Starting Serviio DNLA server...'
         mkdir -p $(dirname ${PIDFILE})
         chown ${SERVIIO_USER} $(dirname ${PIDFILE})
-        su --login -c "$SERVIIO_CMD" $SERVIIO_USER
+        setpriv --reset-env --reuid ${SERVIIO_USER} ${SERVIIO_CMD}
     fi
 }