--- ntp-4.2.8p12/libntp/work_fork.c	2018-08-14 13:51:06.000000000 +0200
+++ /tmp/work_fork.c	2018-12-26 17:29:04.400421445 +0100
@@ -594,7 +594,9 @@
 	init_logging("ntp_intres", 0, FALSE);
 	setup_logfile(NULL);
 
+#if defined(HAVE_DROPROOT)
 	(void) set_user_group_ids();
+#endif
 
 	/*
 	 * And now back to the portable code