--- a/sway/main.c
+++ b/sway/main.c
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ static void log_kernel(void) {
 
 
 static bool drop_permissions(void) {
+	if (getuid() == 0 || getgid() == 0) {
+		sway_log(SWAY_INFO, "Running sway as root user");
+		return true;
+	}
 	if (getuid() != geteuid() || getgid() != getegid()) {
 		sway_log(SWAY_ERROR, "!!! DEPRECATION WARNING: "
 			"SUID privilege drop will be removed in a future release, please migrate to seatd-launch");