diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b30a139..3339556 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ svsematest: svsematest.o rt-utils.o rt-get_cpu.o
 sendme: sendme.o rt-utils.o rt-get_cpu.o
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) $(EXTRA_LIBS)
 
-pip: pip.o error.o
+pip: pip.o error.o rt-utils.o
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
 
 CLEANUP  = $(TARGETS) *.o .depend *.*~ *.orig *.rej rt-tests.spec
diff --git a/src/include/pip.h b/src/include/pip.h
index 01a31c3..b2068be 100644
--- a/src/include/pip.h
+++ b/src/include/pip.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <sched.h>
+#include <rt-utils.h>
 #include "error.h"
 
 void low(pid_t pid);	/* low priority process */
diff --git a/src/pi_tests/pip.c b/src/pi_tests/pip.c
index ce3f5d9..085908b 100644
--- a/src/pi_tests/pip.c
+++ b/src/pi_tests/pip.c
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ int main(void)
 
 	*minimum_priority = sched_get_priority_min(policy);
 
+	if (check_privs())
+		exit(-1);
+
 	mptr = mmap_page();	/* Get a page of shared memory */
 	resource = (pthread_mutex_t*)mptr;	/* point our lock to it */
 	mptr += sizeof(pthread_mutex_t);	/* advance the memory pointer */