diff --git a/build-setup.sh b/build-setup.sh
index 8f21910..53af227 100755
--- a/build-setup.sh
+++ b/build-setup.sh
@@ -412,6 +412,10 @@
     mount_workspace_dir=""
 fi
 
+# If we are building on a podman based machine, need to have this set in
+# the env to allow the home mount to work (no impact on non-podman systems)
+export PODMAN_USERNS="keep-id"
+
 # Run the Docker container, execute the build.sh script
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086 # mount commands word-split purposefully
 docker run \