diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler.c
index 2743f71b14d..1beb9becbc6 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ ir3_compiler_create(struct fd_device *dev, const struct fd_dev_id *dev_id,
 
    ir3_shader_debug = debug_get_option_ir3_shader_debug();
    ir3_shader_override_path =
-      !__check_suid() ? debug_get_option_ir3_shader_override_path() : NULL;
+      __normal_user() ? debug_get_option_ir3_shader_override_path() : NULL;
 
    if (ir3_shader_override_path) {
       ir3_shader_debug |= IR3_DBG_NOCACHE;
diff --git a/src/intel/common/intel_measure.c b/src/intel/common/intel_measure.c
index 24feb37e35d..daa3287e442 100644
--- a/src/intel/common/intel_measure.c
+++ b/src/intel/common/intel_measure.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ intel_measure_init(struct intel_measure_device *device)
          *sep = '\0';
       }
 
-      if (filename && !__check_suid()) {
+      if (filename && __normal_user()) {
          filename += 5;
          config.file = fopen(filename, "w");
          if (!config.file) {
diff --git a/src/util/perf/u_trace.c b/src/util/perf/u_trace.c
index 2be5f226b00..6d9982cb59c 100644
--- a/src/util/perf/u_trace.c
+++ b/src/util/perf/u_trace.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ u_trace_state_init_once(void)
    u_trace_state.enabled_traces =
       debug_get_flags_option("MESA_GPU_TRACES", config_control, 0);
    const char *tracefile_name = debug_get_option_trace_file();
-   if (tracefile_name && !__check_suid()) {
+   if (tracefile_name && __normal_user()) {
       u_trace_state.trace_file = fopen(tracefile_name, "w");
       if (u_trace_state.trace_file != NULL) {
          atexit(trace_file_fini);
diff --git a/src/util/u_debug.h b/src/util/u_debug.h
index e1a3113d92f..dff5db17bc5 100644
--- a/src/util/u_debug.h
+++ b/src/util/u_debug.h
@@ -394,13 +394,13 @@ debug_get_option_ ## suffix (void) \
 }
 
 static inline bool
-__check_suid(void)
+__normal_user(void)
 {
 #if !defined(_WIN32)
    if (geteuid() != getuid())
-      return true;
+      return false;
 #endif
-   return false;
+   return true;
 }
 
 #define DEBUG_GET_ONCE_BOOL_OPTION(sufix, name, dfault) \