--- iputils/ping6.c
+++ iputils/ping6.c
@@ -187,7 +187,11 @@
 	socket_errno = errno;
 
 	uid = getuid();
-	setuid(uid);
+	if(setuid(uid) != 0)
+	{
+		perror("ping: setuid()");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
 
 	source.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
 	memset(&firsthop, 0, sizeof(firsthop));