diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index bcde663f8..90d2feb10 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Fri Feb 12 06:36:58 1999  Norbert Warmuth  <nwarmuth@privat.circular.de>
+
+	* utilunix.c (my_system): Compilation fix: on systems without
+	setreuid use setuid.
+
 1999-02-11  Federico Mena Quintero  <federico@nuclecu.unam.mx>
 
 	* panel.h (WPanel): Removed unused field "corbadat".
diff --git a/src/utilunix.c b/src/utilunix.c
index c7fbaa13f..4686cc95d 100644
--- a/src/utilunix.c
+++ b/src/utilunix.c
@@ -283,7 +283,11 @@ int my_system (int flags, const char *shell, const char *command)
 
 #ifdef USE_VFS
 	if (flags & EXECUTE_SETUID)
+#if defined (HAVE_SETREUID)
 	    setreuid (vfs_uid, vfs_uid);
+#elif defined (HAVE_SETUID)
+	    setuid (vfs_uid);
+#endif
 #endif
 	
 	if (flags & EXECUTE_AS_SHELL)