diff --git a/gparted/gparted.in b/gparted/gparted.in
index 3f9b0f1..0309199 100755
--- a/gparted/gparted.in
+++ b/gparted/gparted.in
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ fi
 #
 BASE_CMD="@sbindir@/gpartedbin $*"
 
+# Workaround for SysVinit
+if ! /sbin/sd_booted; then
+	xdg-su -c $BASE_CMD
+fi
+
 #
 #  For non-root users try to get authorisation to run GParted as root.
 #