diff --git a/pkg/buildah/docker_with_fuse.go b/pkg/buildah/docker_with_fuse.go
index 8e2c04eae7..9460bd1f98 100644
--- a/pkg/buildah/docker_with_fuse.go
+++ b/pkg/buildah/docker_with_fuse.go
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ func newBuildahCliStoreOptions(driver StorageDriver) (*StoreOptions, error) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get overlay options: %s", err)
 		}
 		graphDriverOptions = append(graphDriverOptions, fuseOpts...)
-		graphDriverOptions = append(graphDriverOptions, fmt.Sprintf("%s.ignore_chown_errors=true", StorageDriverOverlay))
 	}
 
 	return &StoreOptions{
diff --git a/pkg/buildah/native_linux.go b/pkg/buildah/native_linux.go
index a75a576478..22c8ea89b0 100644
--- a/pkg/buildah/native_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/buildah/native_linux.go
@@ -375,8 +375,6 @@ func NewNativeStoreOptions(rootlessUID int, driver StorageDriver) (*thirdparty.S
 
 			graphDriverOptions = append(graphDriverOptions, fuseOpts...)
 		}
-
-		graphDriverOptions = append(graphDriverOptions, fmt.Sprintf("%s.ignore_chown_errors=true", StorageDriverOverlay))
 	}
 
 	return &thirdparty.StoreOptions{