diff --git a/Dockerfile.py2 b/Dockerfile.py2
index d86ce27553..5fa08a9c40 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.py2
+++ b/Dockerfile.py2
@@ -119,10 +119,9 @@ RUN echo "%sudo ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
 RUN pip install --upgrade cython==0.28.6
 
 WORKDIR ${WORK_DIR}
-COPY . ${WORK_DIR}
+COPY --chown=user:user . ${WORK_DIR}
 
 # user needs ownership/write access to these directories
-RUN chown --recursive ${USER} ${WORK_DIR} ${ANDROID_SDK_HOME}
 USER ${USER}
 
 # install python-for-android from current branch
diff --git a/Dockerfile.py3 b/Dockerfile.py3
index 9f349e8d2a..cc445e28c9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.py3
+++ b/Dockerfile.py3
@@ -119,10 +119,9 @@ RUN echo "%sudo ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
 RUN pip3 install --upgrade cython==0.28.6
 
 WORKDIR ${WORK_DIR}
-COPY . ${WORK_DIR}
+COPY --chown=user:user . ${WORK_DIR}
 
 # user needs ownership/write access to these directories
-RUN chown --recursive ${USER} ${WORK_DIR} ${ANDROID_SDK_HOME}
 USER ${USER}
 
 # install python-for-android from current branch