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diff --git a/gnu/build/install.scm b/gnu/build/install.scm
index c0d4d44091..9753792216 100644
--- a/gnu/build/install.scm
+++ b/gnu/build/install.scm
@@ -51,9 +51,14 @@ that the fonts, background images, etc. referred to by BOOTCFG are not GC'd."
(copy-file bootcfg pivot)
(rename-file pivot target)))
-(define (evaluate-populate-directive directive target)
+(define* (evaluate-populate-directive directive target
+ #:key
+ (default-gid 0)
+ (default-uid 0))
"Evaluate DIRECTIVE, an sexp describing a file or directory to create under
-directory TARGET."
+directory TARGET. DEFAULT-UID and DEFAULT-GID are the default UID and GID in
+the context of the caller. If the directive matches those defaults then,
+'chown' won't be run."
(let loop ((directive directive))
(catch 'system-error
(lambda ()
@@ -63,7 +68,12 @@ directory TARGET."
(('directory name uid gid)
(let ((dir (string-append target name)))
(mkdir-p dir)
- (chown dir uid gid)))
+ ;; If called from a context without "root" permissions, "chown"
+ ;; to root will fail. In that case, do not try to run "chown"
+ ;; and assume that the file will be chowned elsewhere (when
+ ;; interned in the store for instance).
+ (or (and (= uid default-uid) (= gid default-gid))
+ (chown dir uid gid))))
(('directory name uid gid mode)
(loop `(directory ,name ,uid ,gid))
(chmod (string-append target name) mode))