--- panic.c
+++ panic.c
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@
 /* Something fatal has happened, print error message and exit.
  */
     fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", namep, a);
-    if (fcreated)
+    if (fcreated){
+	PRIV_START
 	unlink(atfile);
+	PRIV_END
+    }
 
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }