1 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c b/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
index 72642ae74..6fbf8b6de 100644
--- a/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
+++ b/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
@@ -537,6 +537,15 @@ int start_stop_daemon_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                 /* User wants _us_ to make the pidfile */
                 write_pidfile(pidfile);
         }
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_START_STOP_DAEMON_FANCY
+        if (opt & OPT_NICELEVEL) {
+                /* Set process priority (must be before OPT_c) */
+                int prio = getpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0) + xatoi_range(opt_N, INT_MIN/2, INT_MAX/2);
+                if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, prio) < 0) {
+                        bb_perror_msg_and_die("setpriority(%d)", prio);
+                }
+        }
+#endif
         if (opt & OPT_c) {
                 struct bb_uidgid_t ugid;
                 parse_chown_usergroup_or_die(&ugid, chuid);
@@ -551,15 +560,6 @@ int start_stop_daemon_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                         setgroups(1, &ugid.gid);
                 }
         }
-#if ENABLE_FEATURE_START_STOP_DAEMON_FANCY
-        if (opt & OPT_NICELEVEL) {
-                /* Set process priority */
-                int prio = getpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0) + xatoi_range(opt_N, INT_MIN/2, INT_MAX/2);
-                if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, prio) < 0) {
-                        bb_perror_msg_and_die("setpriority(%d)", prio);
-                }
-        }
-#endif
         /* Try:
          * strace -oLOG start-stop-daemon -S -x /bin/usleep -a qwerty 500000
          * should exec "/bin/usleep", but argv[0] should be "qwerty":