diff --git a/pkg/unshare/unshare_linux.go b/pkg/unshare/unshare_linux.go
index 3fc36201c5..c26dedb398 100644
--- a/pkg/unshare/unshare_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/unshare/unshare_linux.go
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ type Runnable interface {
 // MaybeReexecUsingUserNamespace re-exec the process in a new namespace
 func MaybeReexecUsingUserNamespace(evenForRoot bool) {
 	// If we've already been through this once, no need to try again.
-	if os.Geteuid() == 0 && IsRootless() {
+	if os.Geteuid() == 0 && GetRootlessUID() > 0 {
 		return
 	}