diff -upr i2p-0.9.29/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/SystemVersion.java i2p-0.9.29.workaround/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/SystemVersion.java
--- i2p-0.9.29/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/SystemVersion.java	2017-02-27 22:36:36.000000000 +0800
+++ i2p-0.9.29.workaround/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/SystemVersion.java	2017-04-03 14:04:17.395820925 +0800
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ public abstract class SystemVersion {
      *  @since 0.9.28
      */
     public static final String DAEMON_USER = "i2psvc";
-    public static final String GENTOO_USER = "i2p";
 
     private static final boolean _isWin = System.getProperty("os.name").startsWith("Win");
     private static final boolean _isMac = System.getProperty("os.name").startsWith("Mac");
@@ -64,8 +63,7 @@ public abstract class SystemVersion {
         String runtime = System.getProperty("java.runtime.name");
         _isOpenJDK = runtime != null && runtime.contains("OpenJDK");
         _isLinuxService = !_isWin && !_isMac && !_isAndroid &&
-                          (DAEMON_USER.equals(System.getProperty("user.name")) ||
-                           (_isGentoo && GENTOO_USER.equals(System.getProperty("user.name"))));
+                          DAEMON_USER.equals(System.getProperty("user.name"));
 
         int sdk = 0;
         if (_isAndroid) {