--- stmpclean-0.3.orig/stmpclean.c
+++ stmpclean-0.3/stmpclean.c
@@ -405,7 +405,11 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	 * For logging niceties in case one of the directories on the command
 	 * line is bad.
 	 */
-	chdir("/");
+	if (chdir("/") < 0) {
+		syslog(LOG_ERR,
+		       "cannot chdir to /: %m, exiting");
+		exit(1);
+	}
 	now = time(NULL);
 	rlp.rlim_max = 0;
 	rlp.rlim_cur = 0;