Index: sbin/ping6/ping6.c
===================================================================
--- sbin/ping6/ping6.c
+++ sbin/ping6/ping6.c
@@ -661,6 +661,12 @@
 		err(1, "socket srecv");
 	freeaddrinfo(res);
 
+	/* revoke root privilege */
+	if (seteuid(getuid()) != 0)
+		err(1, "seteuid() failed");
+	if (setuid(getuid()) != 0)
+		err(1, "setuid() failed");
+
 	/* set the source address if specified. */
 	if ((options & F_SRCADDR) != 0) {
 		/* properly fill sin6_scope_id */
@@ -731,12 +737,6 @@
 #endif
 	}
 
-	/* revoke root privilege */
-	if (seteuid(getuid()) != 0)
-		err(1, "seteuid() failed");
-	if (setuid(getuid()) != 0)
-		err(1, "setuid() failed");
-
 	if ((options & F_FLOOD) && (options & F_INTERVAL))
 		errx(1, "-f and -i incompatible options");