diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index fa8a6a2..04bbdae 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 [Changes 1.2.2]
 
+* Drop group privileges before droppping user privileges when execing. (caf)
+
 * Apply patch from cpet to make autogen.sh prompt to run configure. (caf)
 
 * Improve some messages in /window size (reported by cpet). (caf)
diff --git a/source/exec.c b/source/exec.c
index d8ff682..37e1272 100644
--- a/source/exec.c
+++ b/source/exec.c
@@ -569,8 +569,8 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(execcmd)
 #if !defined(WINNT) && !defined(__EMX__)
 			setsid();
 #endif			
-			setuid(getuid());
 			setgid(getgid());
+			setuid(getuid());
 			my_signal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN, 0);
 			my_signal(SIGQUIT, SIG_DFL, 0);
 			my_signal(SIGSEGV, SIG_DFL, 0);
diff --git a/source/ircaux.c b/source/ircaux.c
index e95277e..198712b 100644
--- a/source/ircaux.c
+++ b/source/ircaux.c
@@ -1388,8 +1388,8 @@ FILE *open_compression (char *executable, char *filename, int hook)
 #if !defined(WINNT) && !defined(__EMX__)
 			setsid();
 #endif			
-			setuid (getuid ());
-			setgid (getgid ());
+			setgid(getgid());
+			setuid(getuid());
 			dup2 (pipes[1], 1);
 			close (pipes[0]);
 			for (i = 2; i < 256; i++)
diff --git a/source/screen.c b/source/screen.c
index 7e8712f..1248916 100644
--- a/source/screen.c
+++ b/source/screen.c
@@ -1620,8 +1620,8 @@ extern	Window	*BX_create_additional_screen (void)
 			static char geom[32];
 			int i;
 
-			setuid(getuid());
 			setgid(getgid());
+			setuid(getuid());
 			setsid();
 
 			/*