diff --git a/stunnel-4.14-write_pid_as_root.diff b/stunnel-4.14-write_pid_as_root.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57fc805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stunnel-4.14-write_pid_as_root.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+Index: stunnel-4.14/src/stunnel.c
+===================================================================
+--- stunnel-4.14.orig/src/stunnel.c
++++ stunnel-4.14/src/stunnel.c
+@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ static void daemon_loop(void) {
+ #if !defined (USE_WIN32) && !defined (__vms)
+     if(!(options.option.foreground))
+         daemonize();
+-    drop_privileges();
+     create_pid();
++    drop_privileges();
+ #endif /* !defined USE_WIN32 && !defined (__vms) */
+ 
+     /* create exec+connect services */
+@@ -420,8 +420,10 @@ static void delete_pid(void) {
+     s_log(LOG_DEBUG, "removing pid file %s", options.pidfile);
+     if((unsigned long)getpid()!=options.dpid)
+         return; /* current process is not main daemon process */
+-    if(unlink(options.pidfile)<0)
+-        ioerror(options.pidfile); /* not critical */
++    if(unlink(options.pidfile)<0) {
++        if(errno!=EACCES && errno!=ENOENT)
++            ioerror(options.pidfile); /* not critical */
++    }
+ }
+ 
+ static void signal_handler(int sig) { /* signal handler */