diff --git a/ripd/rip_interface.c b/ripd/rip_interface.c
index 8ec96ae..c388929 100644
--- a/ripd/rip_interface.c
+++ b/ripd/rip_interface.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "zclient.h"
 #include "filter.h"
 #include "sockopt.h"
+#include "privs.h"
 
 #include "zebra/connected.h"
 
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@
   {0,                      NULL}
 };
 
+extern struct zebra_privs_t ripd_privs;
+
 /* RIP enabled network vector. */
 vector rip_enable_interface;
 
@@ -177,6 +180,9 @@
 	  from.sin_len = sizeof (struct sockaddr_in);
 #endif /* HAVE_SIN_LEN */
 
+    if (ripd_privs.change (ZPRIVS_RAISE))
+      zlog_err ("rip_interface_multicast_set: could not raise privs");
+      
 	  ret = bind (sock, (struct sockaddr *) & from, 
 		      sizeof (struct sockaddr_in));
 	  if (ret < 0)
@@ -185,6 +191,9 @@
 	      return;
 	    }
 
+    if (ripd_privs.change (ZPRIVS_LOWER))
+        zlog_err ("rip_interface_multicast_set: could not lower privs");
+
 	  return;
 
 	}