diff --git a/poky/scripts/nativesdk-intercept/chown b/poky/scripts/nativesdk-intercept/chown
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Wrapper around 'chown' that redirects to root in all cases
+
+import os
+import shutil
+import sys
+
+# calculate path to the real 'chown'
+path = os.environ['PATH']
+path = path.replace(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]), '')
+real_chown = shutil.which('chown', path=path)
+
+args = list()
+
+found = False
+for i in sys.argv:
+    if i.startswith("-"):
+        args.append(i)
+        continue
+    if not found:
+        args.append("root:root")
+        found = True
+    else:
+        args.append(i)
+
+os.execv(real_chown, args)