diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index 2840aaefbf..7459439419 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ rm -rf $STAMPS_INSTALL
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL
 
+# setup fakeroot
+  echo "chown -R 0:0 $INSTALL" >> $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT
+
 # create baselayout
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/bin
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc
diff --git a/scripts/image_squashfs b/scripts/image_squashfs
index db2658c89b..0a18bc4566 100755
--- a/scripts/image_squashfs
+++ b/scripts/image_squashfs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 rm -rf $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT   # remove $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT if it exist
 touch $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT    # create an empty $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT
 chmod +x $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT # make $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT executable
-echo "chown -R 0:0 $INSTALL" >> $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT
 
 $SCRIPTS/image
 $SCRIPTS/build squashfs