diff --git a/install_R.sh b/install_R.sh
index 2dbb48c..d2fb2fe 100755
--- a/install_R.sh
+++ b/install_R.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ BUILDDEPS="curl \
 apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends $BUILDDEPS
 
 wget https://cran.r-project.org/src/base/R-4/R-${R_VERSION}.tar.gz
-tar xzf R-${R_VERSION}.tar.gz
+tar xzf R-${R_VERSION}.tar.gz --no-same-owner
 
 cd R-${R_VERSION}
 R_PAPERSIZE=letter \