diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index de8ddf38e..39ac03e5f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 20000815
  - (djm) More SunOS 4.1.x fixes from Nate Itkin <nitkin@europa.com>
+ - (djm) Avoid failures on Irix when ssh is not setuid. Fix from
+   Michael Stone <mstone@cs.loyola.edu>
 
 20000813
  - (djm) Add $(srcdir) to includes when compiling (for VPATH). Report from
diff --git a/uidswap.c b/uidswap.c
index 3fd0eefee..7745a976e 100644
--- a/uidswap.c
+++ b/uidswap.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ permanently_set_uid(uid_t uid)
 	if (sysconf(_SC_AUDIT)) {
 		debug("Setting sat id to %d", (int) uid);
 		if (satsetid(uid))
-			fatal("error setting satid: %.100s", strerror(errno));
+			debug("error setting satid: %.100s", strerror(errno));
 	}
 #endif /* WITH_IRIX_AUDIT */