diff --git a/sci-biology/cmdock/cmdock-0.1.4-r2.ebuild b/sci-biology/cmdock/cmdock-0.1.4-r2.ebuild
index 422d56da21..46968da14e 100644
--- a/sci-biology/cmdock/cmdock-0.1.4-r2.ebuild
+++ b/sci-biology/cmdock/cmdock-0.1.4-r2.ebuild
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ src_install() {
 		# install a blank file
 		touch "${T}"/docking_out || die
 		insinto $(get_project_root)
-		insopts -m 0644 --owner boinc --group boinc
+		insopts -m 0644 --owner root --group boinc
 		doins "${T}"/docking_out
 	fi
 }