diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b7e9631220..66189a428c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ ADD . /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Homebrew
 RUN cd /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew \
 	&& mkdir -p bin etc include lib opt sbin share var/homebrew/linked Cellar \
 	&& ln -s ../Homebrew/bin/brew /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/ \
-	&& chown -R linuxbrew: /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew \
 	&& cd /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Homebrew \
 	&& git remote set-url origin https://github.com/Homebrew/brew