diff --git a/configs/releng/build.sh b/configs/releng/build.sh
index bd67554ad9989484c31e5966d19d21a9cfa71ea1..adbfca2a9d2365be5d4b6d96ab71f6c8b95ca46e 100755
--- a/configs/releng/build.sh
+++ b/configs/releng/build.sh
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ make_setup_mkinitcpio() {
 
 # Customize installation (airootfs)
 make_customize_airootfs() {
-    cp -af ${script_path}/airootfs ${work_dir}/x86_64
+    cp -af --no-preserve=ownership ${script_path}/airootfs ${work_dir}/x86_64
 
     cp ${script_path}/pacman.conf ${work_dir}/x86_64/airootfs/etc