--- rxvt-2.7.6/src/init.c.utmp	Tue May 29 12:35:47 2001
+++ rxvt-2.7.6/src/init.c	Tue May 29 12:36:20 2001
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@
 	rxvt_print_error("aborting");
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
+    rxvt_privileged_utmp(r, SAVE);
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -1120,7 +1121,6 @@
 #endif
     r->num_fds++;		/* counts from 0 */
 
-    rxvt_privileged_utmp(r, SAVE);
     return cfd;
 }