--- rm_r.c	(revision 359195)
+++ rm_r.c	(working copy)
@@ -71,5 +71,8 @@ 
 	closedir(d);
 	if (fstatat(rootfd, path, &st, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW) != 0)
 		return;
-	unlinkat(rootfd, path, S_ISDIR(st.st_mode) ? AT_REMOVEDIR : 0);
+	if (S_ISLNK(st.st_mode))
+		unlinkat(rootfd, path, 0);
+	else if (st.st_uid == uid)
+		unlinkat(rootfd, path, AT_REMOVEDIR);
 }