diff --git a/debian/td-agent.init b/debian/td-agent.init
index 19434c6..1cc426e 100755
--- a/debian/td-agent.init
+++ b/debian/td-agent.init
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ DAEMON_ARGS="/usr/sbin/td-agent $DAEMON_ARGS --daemon $PIDFILE --log /var/log/td
 SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
 START_STOP_DAEMON_ARGS=""
 
+# Uncomment if the configuration requires the use of local reserved ports (<1024).
+# You may need to install privbind (e.g.: On Ubuntu, sudo apt-get install privbind).
+# PRIVBIND="/usr/sbin/privbind -u ${USER}"
+PRIVBIND=""
+
 # Exit if the package is not installed
 [ -x $DAEMON ] || exit 0
 
@@ -79,10 +84,10 @@ do_start()
 	#   0 if daemon has been started
 	#   1 if daemon was already running
 	#   2 if daemon could not be started
-	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON \
+	${PRIVBIND} start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON \
 	${START_STOP_DAEMON_ARGS} --test > /dev/null \
 		|| return 1
-	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON \
+	${PRIVBIND} start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON \
 	${START_STOP_DAEMON_ARGS} -- $DAEMON_ARGS \
 		|| return 2
 	# Add code here, if necessary, that waits for the process to be ready