diff --git a/src/os/linux/vm/perfMemory_linux.cpp b/src/os/linux/vm/perfMemory_linux.cpp
index 9beb1113e51ef4361e8cff89dcb212b07335870a..2a92432197a12d2a362acaf64ca40a6a57ce380e 100644
--- a/src/os/linux/vm/perfMemory_linux.cpp
+++ b/src/os/linux/vm/perfMemory_linux.cpp
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ static bool is_statbuf_secure(struct stat *statp) {
     //
     return false;
   }
-  // See if the uid of the directory matches the effective uid of the process.
-  //
-  if (statp->st_uid != geteuid()) {
+  // If user is not root then see if the uid of the directory matches the effective uid of the process.
+  uid_t euid = geteuid();
+  if ((euid != 0) && (statp->st_uid != euid)) {
     // The directory was not created by this user, declare it insecure.
     //
     return false;
diff --git a/src/os/solaris/vm/perfMemory_solaris.cpp b/src/os/solaris/vm/perfMemory_solaris.cpp
index 996b6d88963d41726de2d582ffe763537035a27c..23d1199713d258d946cf045093be6e7b17e56a89 100644
--- a/src/os/solaris/vm/perfMemory_solaris.cpp
+++ b/src/os/solaris/vm/perfMemory_solaris.cpp
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ static bool is_statbuf_secure(struct stat *statp) {
     //
     return false;
   }
-  // See if the uid of the directory matches the effective uid of the process.
-  //
-  if (statp->st_uid != geteuid()) {
+  // If user is not root then see if the uid of the directory matches the effective uid of the process.
+  uid_t euid = geteuid();
+  if ((euid != 0) && (statp->st_uid != euid)) {
     // The directory was not created by this user, declare it insecure.
     //
     return false;