diff --git a/usr.bin/nfsstat/Makefile b/usr.bin/nfsstat/Makefile
index 6d79ce7fd972..cfe0e1efb432 100644
--- a/usr.bin/nfsstat/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/nfsstat/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
 #	@(#)Makefile	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
 
 PROG=	nfsstat
 CFLAGS+=-DNFS
 DPADD=  ${LIBKVM}
 LDADD= -lkvm
-BINGRP=	kmem
-BINMODE=2555
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.bin/nfsstat/nfsstat.c b/usr.bin/nfsstat/nfsstat.c
index dc4a625f2235..3c08a551a78e 100644
--- a/usr.bin/nfsstat/nfsstat.c
+++ b/usr.bin/nfsstat/nfsstat.c
@@ -142,12 +142,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 		}
 	}
 #endif
-	/*
-	 * Discard setgid privileges if not the running kernel so that bad
-	 * guys can't print interesting stuff from kernel memory.
-	 */
 	if (nlistf != NULL || memf != NULL) {
-		setgid(getgid());
 		deadkernel = 1;
 
 		if ((kd = kvm_openfiles(nlistf, memf, NULL, O_RDONLY,