Index: gtk/main.c
===================================================================
--- gtk/main.c.orig
+++ gtk/main.c
@@ -1247,11 +1247,11 @@ set_display_filename(capture_file *cf)
 
 GtkWidget           *close_dlg = NULL;
 
-static void
-priv_warning_dialog_cb(gpointer dialog, gint btn _U_, gpointer data _U_)
-{
-    recent.privs_warn_if_elevated = !simple_dialog_check_get(dialog);
-}
+// static void
+// priv_warning_dialog_cb(gpointer dialog, gint btn _U_, gpointer data _U_)
+// {
+//     recent.privs_warn_if_elevated = !simple_dialog_check_get(dialog);
+// }
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 static void
@@ -1817,7 +1817,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
   e_prefs             *prefs;
   char                 badopt;
   GtkWidget           *splash_win = NULL;
-  gpointer             priv_warning_dialog;
+//  gpointer             priv_warning_dialog;
   GLogLevelFlags       log_flags;
   guint                go_to_packet = 0;
   int                  optind_initial;
@@ -2577,17 +2577,17 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
   main_load_window_geometry(top_level);
 
   /* Tell the user not to run as root. */
-  if (running_with_special_privs() && recent.privs_warn_if_elevated) {
-    cur_user = get_cur_username();
-    cur_group = get_cur_groupname();
-    priv_warning_dialog = simple_dialog(ESD_TYPE_WARN, ESD_BTN_OK,
-      "Running as user \"%s\" and group \"%s\".\n"
-      "This could be dangerous.", cur_user, cur_group);
-    g_free(cur_user);
-    g_free(cur_group);
-    simple_dialog_check_set(priv_warning_dialog, "Don't show this message again.");
-    simple_dialog_set_cb(priv_warning_dialog, priv_warning_dialog_cb, NULL);
-  }
+//  if (running_with_special_privs() && recent.privs_warn_if_elevated) {
+//    cur_user = get_cur_username();
+//    cur_group = get_cur_groupname();
+//    priv_warning_dialog = simple_dialog(ESD_TYPE_WARN, ESD_BTN_OK,
+//      "Running as user \"%s\" and group \"%s\".\n"
+//      "This could be dangerous.", cur_user, cur_group);
+//    g_free(cur_user);
+//    g_free(cur_group);
+//    simple_dialog_check_set(priv_warning_dialog, "Don't show this message again.");
+//    simple_dialog_set_cb(priv_warning_dialog, priv_warning_dialog_cb, NULL);
+//  }
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
   /* Warn the user if npf.sys isn't loaded. */