diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b77cb80..76ee613 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -89,12 +89,10 @@ COPY augconf /augconf
 RUN augtool -f /augconf
 RUN cd /var && rm -rf run && ln -s ../run .
 
-# Setup permissions and capabilities for non-root VMIs. KubeVirt sets
-# XDG_* directories to /var/run.
+# Setup permissions and capabilities for non-root VMIs
 RUN setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /usr/bin/virt-launcher && \
     setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /usr/bin/virt-launcher-monitor && \
     setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /usr/bin/qemu-system-$(uname -m) && \
-    chmod 0755 /etc/libvirt && \
-    chown qemu:qemu /var/run
+    chmod 0755 /etc/libvirt
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/bin/virt-launcher-monitor" ]
diff --git a/virt-launcher-container.changes b/virt-launcher-container.changes
index dc107ee..69ef38b 100644
--- a/virt-launcher-container.changes
+++ b/virt-launcher-container.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Nov  8 14:08:15 UTC 2023 - Vasily Ulyanov <vasily.ulyanov@suse.com>
+
+- Do not chown /var/run
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct 23 12:28:27 UTC 2023 - Vasily Ulyanov <vasily.ulyanov@suse.com>