diff --git a/agent/alpine/Dockerfile b/agent/alpine/Dockerfile
index 521f9b0a9..f3dd9e637 100644
--- a/agent/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/agent/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ RUN set -eux && \
     cp /tmp/zabbix-${ZBX_VERSION}/src/zabbix_get/zabbix_get /usr/bin/zabbix_get && \
     cp /tmp/zabbix-${ZBX_VERSION}/src/zabbix_sender/zabbix_sender /usr/bin/zabbix_sender && \
     cp /tmp/zabbix-${ZBX_VERSION}/conf/zabbix_agentd.conf /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf && \
-    chown -R zabbix:zabbix /etc/zabbix/ && \
     cd /tmp/ && \
     rm -rf /tmp/zabbix-${ZBX_VERSION}/ && \
     chown --quiet -R zabbix:root /etc/zabbix/ /var/lib/zabbix/ && \