diff --git a/dist/redhat/build_rpm.sh b/dist/redhat/build_rpm.sh
index 5df7607..6135f08 100755
--- a/dist/redhat/build_rpm.sh
+++ b/dist/redhat/build_rpm.sh
@@ -76,5 +76,12 @@ SCYLLA_RELEASE=$(cat build/SCYLLA-RELEASE-FILE)
 git archive --format=tar --prefix=scylla-jmx-$SCYLLA_VERSION/ HEAD -o build/scylla-jmx-$VERSION.tar
 pystache dist/redhat/scylla-jmx.spec.mustache "{ \"version\": \"$SCYLLA_VERSION\", \"release\": \"$SCYLLA_RELEASE\" }" > build/scylla-jmx.spec
 
+# mock generates files owned by root, fix this up
+fix_ownership() {
+    sudo chown "$(id -u):$(id -g)" -R "$@"
+}
+
 sudo mock --buildsrpm --root=$TARGET --resultdir=`pwd`/build/srpms --spec=build/scylla-jmx.spec --sources=build/scylla-jmx-$VERSION.tar
+fix_ownership build/srpms
 sudo mock --rebuild --root=$TARGET --resultdir=`pwd`/build/rpms build/srpms/scylla-jmx-$VERSION*.src.rpm
+fix_ownership build/rpms