diff --git a/install/GNUmakefile b/install/GNUmakefile
index 0d0f459b99354892b102cda8bf9a688210eee0a4..a8c7a4d7a1a97885792b6dbce6c540aa3698c148 100644
--- a/install/GNUmakefile
+++ b/install/GNUmakefile
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ else
 	$(INSBIN) $(SBBSDIR)/src/sbbs3/scfg/$(CCPRE).$(os).$(SUFFIX)/scfg $(SBBSDIR)/exec/scfg
 	$(INSBIN) $(SBBSDIR)/src/sbbs3/scfg/$(CCPRE).$(os).$(SUFFIX)/scfghelp.ixb $(SBBSDIR)/exec/scfghelp.ixb
 	$(INSBIN) $(SBBSDIR)/src/sbbs3/scfg/$(CCPRE).$(os).$(SUFFIX)/scfghelp.dat $(SBBSDIR)/exec/scfghelp.dat
-	chown -R $(SBBSCHOWN) $(SBBSDIR)
+	chown -hR $(SBBSCHOWN) $(SBBSDIR)
 endif
 
 # CVS checkout command-line