diff --git a/lib/install.js b/lib/install.js
index 7196a31629..5674d5998f 100644
--- a/lib/install.js
+++ b/lib/install.js
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ async function install (gyp, argv) {
             file: tarPath,
             strip: 1,
             filter: isValid,
+            preserveOwner: false,
             onwarn,
             cwd: tarExtractDir
           })
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ async function install (gyp, argv) {
                 strip: 1,
                 cwd: tarExtractDir,
                 filter: isValid,
+                preserveOwner: false,
                 onwarn
               })
             )