diff --git a/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross-canadian_%.bbappend b/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross-canadian_%.bbappend
index 3a04bc7..217d061 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross-canadian_%.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross-canadian_%.bbappend
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ EXTRA_OECONF_append_stm32mpcommon = " \
 
 do_install_append_stm32mpcommon() {
    install -d ${D}/${bindir}/
-   cp -a ${WORKDIR}/gdbinit ${D}/${bindir}/
+   cp -a --no-preserve=ownership ${WORKDIR}/gdbinit ${D}/${bindir}/
 }