diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index f3724d17..ccc58fb4 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ client_main(struct event_base *base, int argc, char **argv, int flags)
 	 *
 	 * "sendfd" is dropped later in client_dispatch_wait().
 	 */
-	if (0 && pledge("stdio unix sendfd proc exec tty", NULL) != 0)
+	if (pledge("stdio unix sendfd proc exec tty", NULL) != 0)
 		fatal("pledge failed");
 #endif
 
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ client_dispatch_wait(struct imsg *imsg)
 	 * get the first message from the server.
 	 */
 	if (!pledge_applied) {
-		if (0 && pledge("stdio unix proc exec tty", NULL) != 0)
+		if (pledge("stdio unix proc exec tty", NULL) != 0)
 			fatal("pledge failed");
 		pledge_applied = 1;
 	};
diff --git a/server.c b/server.c
index 190dcfac..4e2304b3 100644
--- a/server.c
+++ b/server.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ server_start(struct event_base *base, int lockfd, char *lockfile)
 		tty_create_log();
 
 #ifdef __OpenBSD__
-	if (0 && pledge("stdio rpath wpath cpath fattr unix recvfd proc exec tty "
+	if (pledge("stdio rpath wpath cpath fattr unix recvfd proc exec tty "
 	    "ps", NULL) != 0)
 		fatal("pledge failed");
 #endif
diff --git a/tmux.c b/tmux.c
index 9e5ddb66..c88b119d 100644
--- a/tmux.c
+++ b/tmux.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		usage();
 
 #ifdef __OpenBSD__
-	if (0 && pledge("stdio rpath wpath cpath flock fattr unix sendfd recvfd "
+	if (pledge("stdio rpath wpath cpath flock fattr unix sendfd recvfd "
 	    "proc exec tty ps", NULL) != 0)
 		err(1, "pledge");
 #endif