diff -Naur -x '*.rej' -x '*.orig' -x '*~' bind-9.10.8-P1/bin/named/server.c bind-9.10.8-P1-rh693982/bin/named/server.c
--- bind-9.10.8-P1/bin/named/server.c	2018-08-12 17:46:36.965176189 +0200
+++ bind-9.10.8-P1-rh693982/bin/named/server.c	2018-08-12 17:50:02.457502320 +0200
@@ -6717,15 +6717,6 @@
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Check that the working directory is writable.
-	 */
-	if (!isc_file_isdirwritable(".")) {
-		isc_log_write(ns_g_lctx, NS_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL,
-			      NS_LOGMODULE_SERVER, ISC_LOG_ERROR,
-			      "the working directory is not writable");
-	}
-
-	/*
 	 * Configure the logging system.
 	 *
 	 * Do this after changing UID to make sure that any log
@@ -6786,6 +6777,15 @@
 	}
 
 	/*
+	 * Check that the working directory is writable.
+	 */
+	if (!isc_file_isdirwritable(".")) {
+		isc_log_write(ns_g_lctx, NS_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL,
+			      NS_LOGMODULE_SERVER, ISC_LOG_ERROR,
+			      "the working directory is not writable");
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * Set the default value of the query logging flag depending
 	 * whether a "queries" category has been defined.  This is
 	 * a disgusting hack, but we need to do this for BIND 8