diff --git a/system/gitolite/gitolite b/system/gitolite/gitolite
index af1c0bb5ab..332e43ab4a 100644
--- a/system/gitolite/gitolite
+++ b/system/gitolite/gitolite
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ GL_USER=@GL_USER@
 if [ "$(whoami)" == "$GL_USER" ]; then
   /usr/libexec/gitolite/gitolite ${@}
 else
-  su -c "/usr/libexec/gitolite/gitolite ${@}" $GL_USER
+  sudo -u $GL_USER -- "$0" "$@"
 fi
diff --git a/system/gitolite/gitolite.SlackBuild b/system/gitolite/gitolite.SlackBuild
index 47a977f4ab..379f2091f9 100644
--- a/system/gitolite/gitolite.SlackBuild
+++ b/system/gitolite/gitolite.SlackBuild
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 PRGNAM=gitolite
 VERSION=${VERSION:-3.6.2}
-BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-2}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 ARCH=noarch