diff --git a/.changes/bundler-deb-fix-owner.md b/.changes/bundler-deb-fix-owner.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..67174a888217
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/bundler-deb-fix-owner.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'tauri-bundler': 'patch:bug'
+---
+
+In Debian packages, set `root` the owner of control files and package files.
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/linux/debian.rs b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/linux/debian.rs
index 6e54325babb7..cd6cce8e2195 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/linux/debian.rs
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/linux/debian.rs
@@ -367,10 +367,20 @@ fn create_tar_from_dir<P: AsRef<Path>, W: Write>(src_dir: P, dest_file: W) -> cr
     }
     let dest_path = src_path.strip_prefix(src_dir)?;
     if entry.file_type().is_dir() {
-      tar_builder.append_dir(dest_path, src_path)?;
+      let stat = fs::metadata(src_path)?;
+      let mut header = tar::Header::new_gnu();
+      header.set_metadata(&stat);
+      header.set_uid(0);
+      header.set_gid(0);
+      tar_builder.append_data(&mut header, dest_path, &mut io::empty())?;
     } else {
       let mut src_file = fs::File::open(src_path)?;
-      tar_builder.append_file(dest_path, &mut src_file)?;
+      let stat = src_file.metadata()?;
+      let mut header = tar::Header::new_gnu();
+      header.set_metadata(&stat);
+      header.set_uid(0);
+      header.set_gid(0);
+      tar_builder.append_data(&mut header, dest_path, &mut src_file)?;
     }
   }
   let dest_file = tar_builder.into_inner()?;