diff --git a/usr.sbin/lpr/common_source/lp.h b/usr.sbin/lpr/common_source/lp.h
index ab7ce2ecd6e0..9014ee050612 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/lpr/common_source/lp.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/lpr/common_source/lp.h
@@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ typedef enum { TR_SENDING, TR_RECVING, TR_PRINTING } tr_sendrecv;
  * seteuid() macros.
 */
 #define PRIV_START { \
-    if (seteuid(uid) != 0) err(1, "seteuid failed"); \
+    if (seteuid(euid) != 0) err(1, "seteuid failed"); \
 }
 #define PRIV_END { \
-    if (seteuid(euid) != 0) err(1, "seteuid failed"); \
+    if (seteuid(uid) != 0) err(1, "seteuid failed"); \
 }