--- src/stunnel.c.orig	Sat Jun 21 23:32:45 2008
+++ src/stunnel.c	Mon Sep 22 21:15:10 2008
@@ -175,11 +175,11 @@ static void daemon_loop(void) {
 #if !defined (USE_WIN32) && !defined (__vms) && !defined(USE_OS2)
     if(!(options.option.foreground))
         daemonize();
+    create_pid();
 #ifdef HAVE_CHROOT
     change_root();
 #endif /* HAVE_CHROOT */
     drop_privileges();
-    create_pid();
 #endif /* standard Unix */
     /* create exec+connect services */
     for(opt=local_options.next; opt; opt=opt->next) {