diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-package.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-package.yml
index 663076076db..0e10b9ca408 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-package.yml
@@ -209,14 +209,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd ${{ github.workspace }}/
           # Build the actual package for Ubuntu with XZ compression
-          dpkg-deb -Zxz --build "${{ github.workspace }}/${PKG_FULL}"
+          fakeroot dpkg-deb -Zxz --build "${{ github.workspace }}/${PKG_FULL}"
 
       - name: Create Debian Package
         if: ${{ success() && ( matrix.os == 'buster' || matrix.os == 'bullseye' || matrix.os == 'bookworm' ) }}
         run: |
           cd ${{ github.workspace }}/
           # Build the actual package for Debian with GZIP compression
-          dpkg-deb -Zgzip --build "${{ github.workspace }}/${PKG_FULL}"
+          fakeroot dpkg-deb -Zgzip --build "${{ github.workspace }}/${PKG_FULL}"
 
       - name: Get info from generated package
         if: success()
diff --git a/tests/linux_package_tests/integration_tests.py b/tests/linux_package_tests/integration_tests.py
index 4a2ddb79581..a637dab62c5 100644
--- a/tests/linux_package_tests/integration_tests.py
+++ b/tests/linux_package_tests/integration_tests.py
@@ -156,6 +156,17 @@ def test_files_permissions(self):
         ts.expect_equal("boinc:boinc", self._get_file_owner("/var/lib/boinc/global_prefs_override.xml"), "Test '/var/lib/boinc/global_prefs_override.xml' file owner")
         ts.expect_equal("boinc:boinc", self._get_file_owner("/var/lib/boinc/remote_hosts.cfg"), "Test '/var/lib/boinc/remote_hosts.cfg' file owner")
         ts.expect_equal("boinc:boinc", self._get_file_owner("/var/lib/boinc/gui_rpc_auth.cfg"), "Test '/var/lib/boinc/gui_rpc_auth.cfg' file owner")
+        ts.expect_equal("root:root", self._get_file_owner("/usr/local/bin/boinc"), "Test '/usr/local/bin/boinc' file owner")
+        ts.expect_equal("root:root", self._get_file_owner("/usr/local/bin/boinccmd"), "Test '/usr/local/bin/boinccmd' file owner")
+        ts.expect_equal("root:root", self._get_file_owner("/usr/local/bin/boincmgr"), "Test '/usr/local/bin/boincmgr' file owner")
+        ts.expect_equal("root:root", self._get_file_owner("/usr/lib/systemd/system/boinc-client.service"), "Test '/usr/lib/systemd/system/boinc-client.service' file owner")
+        ts.expect_equal("root:root", self._get_file_owner("/etc/default/boinc-client"), "Test '/etc/default/boinc-client' file owner")
+        ts.expect_equal("root:root", self._get_file_owner("/etc/init.d/boinc-client"), "Test '/etc/init.d/boinc-client' file owner")
+        ts.expect_equal("root:root", self._get_file_owner("/etc/bash_completion.d/boinc.bash"), "Test '/etc/bash_completion.d/boinc.bash' file owner")
+        ts.expect_equal("root:root", self._get_file_owner("/etc/X11/Xsession.d/36x11-common_xhost-boinc"), "Test '/etc/X11/Xsession.d/36x11-common_xhost-boinc' file owner")
+        ts.expect_equal("root:root", self._get_file_owner("/usr/local/share/applications/boinc.desktop"), "Test '/usr/local/share/applications/boinc.desktop' file owner")
+        ts.expect_equal("root:root", self._get_file_owner("/usr/local/share/icons/boinc.png"), "Test '/usr/local/share/icons/boinc.png' file owner")
+        ts.expect_equal("root:root", self._get_file_owner("/usr/local/share/icons/boinc.svg"), "Test '/usr/local/share/icons/boinc.svg' file owner")
         return ts.result()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":