1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/procps/renice.c b/procps/renice.c
index 65674a4ee..08e0dc264 100644
--- a/procps/renice.c
+++ b/procps/renice.c
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ int renice_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         }
                         who = p->pw_uid;
                 } else {
-                        if (safe_strtou(arg, &who)) {
+                        who = bb_strtou(arg, NULL, 10);
+                        if (errno) {
                                 bb_error_msg("bad value: %s", arg);
                                 goto HAD_ERROR;
                         }