diff --git a/include/unpack.mk b/include/unpack.mk
index 6a56b8e742fd15..d56eaec2ee313e 100644
--- a/include/unpack.mk
+++ b/include/unpack.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2006-2020 OpenWrt.org
 
 HOST_TAR:=$(TAR)
-TAR_CMD=$(HOST_TAR) -C $(1)/.. $(TAR_OPTIONS)
+TAR_CMD=$(HOST_TAR) -C $(1)/.. $(TAR_OPTIONS) --no-same-owner
 UNZIP_CMD=unzip -q -d $(1)/.. $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
 
 ifeq ($(PKG_SOURCE),)