--- sysvinit-2.86/src/init.c.varargs 2005-08-23 08:09:20.000000000 -0400 +++ sysvinit-2.86/src/init.c 2005-08-23 11:15:30.000000000 -0400 @@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ void re_exec(void) * The existing init process execs a new init binary. */ env = init_buildenv(0); - execl(myname, myname, "--init", NULL, env); + execle(myname, myname, "--init", NULL, env); /* * We shouldn't be here, something failed.