diff --git a/debian/patches/0001-BF-RF-test-for-being-a-root-to-check-if-actually-can.patch b/debian/patches/0001-BF-RF-test-for-being-a-root-to-check-if-actually-can.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc46b2f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/0001-BF-RF-test-for-being-a-root-to-check-if-actually-can.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From bd457781df3442b6721360a9f190428994292e15 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Yaroslav Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>
+Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 22:01:24 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] BF: RF test for "being a root" to check if actually can read
+ the file
+
+---
+ fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py | 10 +++++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
+index b707beb5..40cf51f9 100644
+--- a/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
++++ b/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
+@@ -675,7 +675,15 @@ class LogFileMonitor(LogCaptureTestCase):
+ 		os.chmod(self.name, 0)
+ 		self.filter.getFailures(self.name)
+ 		failure_was_logged = self._is_logged('Unable to open %s' % self.name)
+-		is_root = getpass.getuser() == 'root'
++		# verify that we cannot access the file. Checking by name of user is not
++		# sufficient since could be a fakeroot or some other super-user
++		try:
++			with open(self.name) as f:
++				f.read()
++			is_root = True
++		except IOError:
++			is_root = False
++
+ 		# If ran as root, those restrictive permissions would not
+ 		# forbid log to be read.
+ 		self.assertTrue(failure_was_logged != is_root)
+-- 
+2.15.1
+
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index fce52816..3435f5f7 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ deb_manpages_reportbug
 0002-ENH-verify-that-use_stock_cfg-was-not-provided-while.patch
 0003-BF-look-for-system.journal-also-under-system-state-l.patch
 0004-BF-use-build_-_2to3-if-in-_2to3.patch
+0001-BF-RF-test-for-being-a-root-to-check-if-actually-can.patch