diff --git a/src/rtapi/uspace_common.h b/src/rtapi/uspace_common.h
index 8dde420142..f9ff6f0cb2 100644
--- a/src/rtapi/uspace_common.h
+++ b/src/rtapi/uspace_common.h
@@ -381,9 +381,11 @@ static int detect_env_override() {
 
 static int detect_realtime() {
     struct stat st;
-    if ((stat(EMC2_BIN_DIR "/rtapi_app", &st) < 0)
-            || st.st_uid != 0 || !(st.st_mode & S_ISUID))
-        return 0;
+    //setuid programs are forbidden from the nix store, a wrapper outside of the store is created instead
+    //this check fails under those circumstances, disable it and hope for the best
+    /* if ((stat(EMC2_BIN_DIR "/rtapi_app", &st) < 0) */
+    /*         || st.st_uid != 0 || !(st.st_mode & S_ISUID)) */
+    /*     return 0; */
     return detect_env_override() || detect_preempt_rt() || detect_rtai() || detect_xenomai();
 }