diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 46933199d6..21e4d531d8 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ def package(build_output, pkg_name, version, nightly=False, iteration=1, static=
                                                             package_arch)
                         current_location = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), current_location)
                         if package_type == 'tar':
-                            tar_command = "cd {} && tar -cvzf {}.tar.gz ./*".format(package_build_root, name)
+                            tar_command = "cd {} && tar -cvzf {}.tar.gz --owner=root ./*".format(package_build_root, name)
                             run(tar_command, shell=True)
                             run("mv {}.tar.gz {}".format(os.path.join(package_build_root, name), current_location), shell=True)
                             outfile = os.path.join(current_location, name + ".tar.gz")