1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/toys/lsb/su.c b/toys/lsb/su.c
index 136e81ed..71df8a6b 100644
--- a/toys/lsb/su.c
+++ b/toys/lsb/su.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ USE_SU(NEWTOY(su, "^lmpu:g:c:s:[!lmp]", TOYFLAG_BIN|TOYFLAG_ROOTONLY))
 config SU
   bool "su"
   default y
-  depends on TOYBOX_SHADOW
   help
     usage: su [-lp] [-u UID] [-g GID,...] [-s SHELL] [-c CMD] [USER [COMMAND...]]
 
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ void su_main()
 {
   char *name, *passhash = 0, **argu, **argv;
   struct passwd *up;
-  struct spwd *shp;
 
   if (*toys.optargs && !strcmp("-", *toys.optargs)) {
     toys.optflags |= FLAG_l;
@@ -58,8 +56,10 @@ void su_main()
 
   loggit(LOG_NOTICE, "%s->%s", getusername(geteuid()), name);
 
-  if (!(shp = getspnam(name))) perror_exit("no '%s'", name);
   if (getuid()) {
+    struct spwd *shp;
+
+    if (!(shp = getspnam(name))) perror_exit("no '%s'", name);
     if (*shp->sp_pwdp != '$') goto deny;
     if (read_password(toybuf, sizeof(toybuf), "Password: ")) goto deny;
     passhash = crypt(toybuf, shp->sp_pwdp);