diff --git a/images/base/Dockerfile.centos b/images/base/Dockerfile.centos
index d90e743..b5eba9a 100644
--- a/images/base/Dockerfile.centos
+++ b/images/base/Dockerfile.centos
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ RUN HOMEBREW_INSTALL_FROM_API=1 /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubuse
 USER ROOT
 
 # install our deprecation message wrapper for homebrew
-COPY --chown=root:root --chmod=755 homebrew-wrapper.sh /usr/local/bin/brew
+COPY homebrew-wrapper.sh /usr/local/bin/brew
 # remove the bundled ruby from homebrew to save space, homebrew reinstalls
 # anyways
 RUN rm -rf /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby
diff --git a/images/base/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/images/base/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index 49257f7..4dbbc7a 100644
--- a/images/base/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/images/base/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -61,12 +61,7 @@ USER coder
 # install Homebrew, must be as a non-root user
 RUN HOMEBREW_INSTALL_FROM_API=1 /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
 
-USER ROOT
-
 # install our deprecation message wrapper for homebrew
-COPY --chown=root:root --chmod=755 homebrew-wrapper.sh /usr/local/bin/brew
-# remove the bundled ruby from homebrew to save space, homebrew reinstalls
-# anyways
-RUN rm -rf /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby
-
-USER CODER
+COPY homebrew-wrapper.sh /usr/local/bin/brew
+RUN sudo chown root:root /usr/local/bin/brew && \
+    sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/brew