diff --git a/src/librc/librc-daemon.c b/src/librc/librc-daemon.c
index a58ba15c..bc632463 100644
--- a/src/librc/librc-daemon.c
+++ b/src/librc/librc-daemon.c
@@ -561,14 +561,13 @@ bool rc_service_daemons_crashed(const char *service)
 			if ((fp = fopen(pidfile, "r"))) {
 				if (fscanf(fp, "%d", &pid) == 1)
 					retval = false;
-				
 				fclose (fp);
 			}
 			free(pidfile);
 			pidfile = NULL;
 
 			/* We have the pid, so no need to match on name */
-			free (name);
+			free(name);
 			name = NULL;
 		} else {
 			if (exec) {
diff --git a/src/rc/rc-status.c b/src/rc/rc-status.c
index e4917c86..a64ab1b5 100644
--- a/src/rc/rc-status.c
+++ b/src/rc/rc-status.c
@@ -103,9 +103,13 @@ static void print_service(const char *service)
 		snprintf(status, sizeof(status), "inactive ");
 		color = ECOLOR_WARN;
 	} else if (state & RC_SERVICE_STARTED) {
-		if (test_crashed && rc_service_daemons_crashed(service))
+		errno = 0;
+		if (test_crashed &&
+		    rc_service_daemons_crashed(service) &&
+		    errno != EACCES)
+		{
 			snprintf(status, sizeof(status), " crashed ");
-		else {
+		} else {
 			snprintf(status, sizeof(status), " started ");
 			color = ECOLOR_GOOD;
 		}
diff --git a/src/rc/runscript.c b/src/rc/runscript.c
index 2f96d7ac..5977715a 100644
--- a/src/rc/runscript.c
+++ b/src/rc/runscript.c
@@ -559,8 +559,10 @@ static RC_SERVICE svc_status(void)
 		snprintf(status, sizeof(status), "inactive");
 		e = &ewarn;
 	} else if (state & RC_SERVICE_STARTED) {
+		errno = 0;
 		if (_rc_can_find_pids() &&
-		    rc_service_daemons_crashed(service))
+		    rc_service_daemons_crashed(service) &&
+		    errno != EACCES)
 		{
 			snprintf(status, sizeof(status), "crashed");
 			e = &eerror;