diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
index 6c25eda739719d11f0e4c2dcf59c2a06d2b9ac97..0f57efa86324bb933fe9e239b46f62d04a739d39 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
@@ -935,14 +935,18 @@ ddxProcessArgument(int argc, char **argv, int i)
     /* First the options that are not allowed with elevated privileges */
     if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-modulepath")) {
         CHECK_FOR_REQUIRED_ARGUMENT();
-        xf86CheckPrivs(argv[i], argv[i + 1]);
+        if (xf86PrivsElevated())
+              FatalError("\nInvalid argument -modulepath "
+                "with elevated privileges\n");
         xf86ModulePath = argv[i + 1];
         xf86ModPathFrom = X_CMDLINE;
         return 2;
     }
     if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-logfile")) {
         CHECK_FOR_REQUIRED_ARGUMENT();
-        xf86CheckPrivs(argv[i], argv[i + 1]);
+        if (xf86PrivsElevated())
+              FatalError("\nInvalid argument -logfile "
+                "with elevated privileges\n");
         xf86LogFile = argv[i + 1];
         xf86LogFileFrom = X_CMDLINE;
         return 2;
diff --git a/os/log.c b/os/log.c
index a3b28ccb42cd23dadfc427ff91b518e24ad488b5..803639ef0685b446827b56aee55a1e314d787403 100644
--- a/os/log.c
+++ b/os/log.c
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ LogFilePrep(const char *fname, const char *backup, const char *idstring)
 {
     char *logFileName = NULL;
 
+    /* the format string below is controlled by the user,
+       this code should never be called with elevated privileges */
     if (asprintf(&logFileName, fname, idstring) == -1)
         FatalError("Cannot allocate space for the log file name\n");