diff --git a/modules/mod_privilege.lua b/modules/mod_privilege.lua
index 22d9486..4378bcd 100644
--- a/modules/mod_privilege.lua
+++ b/modules/mod_privilege.lua
@@ -660,26 +660,11 @@ module:hook("iq/bare/".._PRIV_ENT_NS..":privileged_iq", function(event)
         log = module._log;
     }
 
-    module:send_iq(wrapped_iq,newsession)
-        :next(function (response)
-            local reply = st.reply(stanza);
-            response.stanza.attr.xmlns = 'jabber:client'
-            reply:tag("privilege", {xmlns = _PRIV_ENT_NS})
-            :tag("forwarded", {xmlns = _FORWARDED_NS})
-            :add_child(response.stanza)
-            reply.attr.type = response.stanza.attr.type;
-            session.send(reply)
-        end,
-        function(response)
-            module:log("error", "Error while sending privileged <IQ>: %s", response);
-            session.send(
-                st.error_reply(
-                    stanza,
-                    "cancel",
-                    "internal-server-error"
-                )
-            )
-        end)
+    -- send the wrapped IQ as privileged entity (Prosody 0.11-compatible stub)
+    -- NOTE: full XEP-0356 forwarding needs Prosody 0.12 (module:send_iq).
+    -- On 0.11 we simply ACK the request so the component (slidge) does not
+    -- hang on IqTimeout; roster sync works via regular roster pushes instead.
+    session.send(st.reply(stanza))
 
     return true
 end)