diff --git a/usr.bin/w/Makefile b/usr.bin/w/Makefile
index c8ec72fab0b5..d1fc90560c82 100644
--- a/usr.bin/w/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/w/Makefile
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ SRCS=	fmt.c pr_time.c proc_compare.c w.c
 MAN1=	w.1 uptime.1
 DPADD=	${LIBKVM}
 LDADD=	-lkvm
-BINGRP=	kmem
-BINMODE=2555
+BINOWN= root
+BINMODE=4555
 LINKS=	${BINDIR}/w ${BINDIR}/uptime
 
 .PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../bin/ps