diff --git a/bin/xbps-uunshare/main.c b/bin/xbps-uunshare/main.c
index 75f4d860..c964c373 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-uunshare/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-uunshare/main.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		 */
 		if ((fd = open("/proc/self/uid_map", O_RDWR)) == -1)
 			die("failed to open /proc/self/uidmap rw");
-		if (write(fd, buf, snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "0 %u 1\n", uid)) == -1)
+		if (write(fd, buf, snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "%u %u 1\n", uid, uid)) == -1)
 			die("failed to write to /proc/self/uid_map");
 		
 		close(fd);
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		if ((fd = open("/proc/self/gid_map", O_RDWR)) == -1)
 			die("failed to open /proc/self/gid_map rw");
-		if (write(fd, buf, snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "0 %u 1\n", gid)) == -1)
+		if (write(fd, buf, snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "%u %u 1\n", gid, gid)) == -1)
 			die("failed to write to /proc/self/setgroups");
 	
 		close(fd);