diff --git a/etc/postinst.in b/etc/postinst.in
index f5b85f537..8d81907ed 100755
--- a/etc/postinst.in
+++ b/etc/postinst.in
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ then
     groupadd maxscale
 fi
 
+# Change the owner of the directories to maxscale:maxscale
+chown maxscale:maxscale @MAXSCALE_VARDIR@/log/maxscale
+chown maxscale:maxscale @MAXSCALE_VARDIR@/lib/maxscale
+chown maxscale:maxscale @MAXSCALE_VARDIR@/cache/maxscale
+chown maxscale:maxscale @MAXSCALE_VARDIR@/run/maxscale
+
 # Copy init.d script and ldconfig file
 cp @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR@/maxscale /etc/init.d/
 cp @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR@/maxscale.conf /etc/ld.so.conf.d/