diff --git a/net-mgmt/smokeping/Makefile b/net-mgmt/smokeping/Makefile
index 5baf336bf648..992568fe3418 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/smokeping/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/smokeping/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	smokeping
 PORTVERSION=	2.6.11
-PORTREVISION=	3
+PORTREVISION=	4
 CATEGORIES=	net-mgmt www
 MASTER_SITES=	http://oss.oetiker.ch/smokeping/pub/ \
 		http://smokeping.cs.pu.edu.tw/pub/
diff --git a/net-mgmt/smokeping/files/smokeping.in b/net-mgmt/smokeping/files/smokeping.in
index c0b0a7d8c291..81ffec01a249 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/smokeping/files/smokeping.in
+++ b/net-mgmt/smokeping/files/smokeping.in
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ smokeping_start()
 	fi
 
 	echo "Starting ${name}."
-	${command} ${smokeping_flags} ${command_args}
+	su -m ${smokeping_user} -c "sh -c '${command} ${smokeping_flags} ${command_args}'"
 }
 
 smokeping_status()