1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/license.bbclass b/meta/classes/license.bbclass
index 8ad4614d61..c714da31f4 100644
--- a/meta/classes/license.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/license.bbclass
@@ -185,6 +185,16 @@ def copy_license_files(lic_files_paths, destdir):
                 os.remove(dst)
             if os.access(src, os.W_OK) and (os.stat(src).st_dev == os.stat(destdir).st_dev):
                 os.link(src, dst)
+                try:
+                    os.chown(dst,0,0)
+                except OSError as err:
+                    import errno
+                    if err.errno == errno.EPERM:
+                        # suppress "Operation not permitted" error, as
+                        # sometimes this function is not executed under pseudo
+                        pass
+                    else:
+                        raise
             else:
                 shutil.copyfile(src, dst)
         except Exception as e: