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diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
index e52c8f219..537b3df49 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc
@@ -2280,7 +2280,7 @@ bool DropPrivileges() /*{{{*/
// empty setting disables privilege dropping - this also ensures
// backward compatibility, see bug #764506
const std::string toUser = _config->Find("APT::Sandbox::User");
- if (toUser.empty())
+ if (toUser.empty() || toUser == "root")
return true;
// uid will be 0 in the end, but gid might be different anyway