--- a/secutil.c
+++ b/secutil.c
@@ -135,10 +135,12 @@
   if ((options & VSF_SECUTIL_OPTION_CHROOT) &&
       !(options & VSF_SECUTIL_OPTION_ALLOW_WRITEABLE_ROOT))
   {
+  /*
     if (vsf_sysutil_write_access("/"))
     {
       die("vsftpd: refusing to run with writable root inside chroot()");
     }
+  */
   }
 }