1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/win32/mingw.c b/win32/mingw.c
index 4d07a24e5..712728bd6 100644
--- a/win32/mingw.c
+++ b/win32/mingw.c
@@ -557,7 +557,8 @@ static uid_t file_owner(HANDLE fh, struct mingw_stat *buf)
                         uid = (uid_t)ptr[6];
         }
 
-        if (uid != DEFAULT_UID && impersonate != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+        if (uid != DEFAULT_UID && impersonate != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE &&
+                                getuid() != 0) {
                 static GENERIC_MAPPING mapping = {
                         FILE_GENERIC_READ, FILE_GENERIC_WRITE,
                         FILE_GENERIC_EXECUTE, FILE_ALL_ACCESS