1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/toys/posix/cp.c b/toys/posix/cp.c
index d21af2ff..06c537eb 100644
--- a/toys/posix/cp.c
+++ b/toys/posix/cp.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ int cp_node(struct dirtree *try)
         rc = fchownat(cfd, catch, try->st.st_uid, try->st.st_gid,
                       AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW);
       else rc = fchown(fdout, try->st.st_uid, try->st.st_gid);
-      if (rc) {
+      if (rc && !geteuid()) {
         char *pp;
 
         perror_msg("chown '%s'", pp = dirtree_path(try, 0));