diff --git a/cmds-receive.c b/cmds-receive.c
index 6b7cf12..a6a6a5b 100644
--- a/cmds-receive.c
+++ b/cmds-receive.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@  static int process_chown(const char *path, u64 uid, u64 gid, void *user)
 		fprintf(stderr, "chown %s - uid=%llu, gid=%llu\n", path,
 				uid, gid);

-	ret = chown(full_path, uid, gid);
+	ret = lchown(full_path, uid, gid);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		ret = -errno;