diff --git a/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo.go b/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo.go
index d31fb81babe..33a6bbf2bd0 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo.go
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ func (b *gitRepoVolumeMounter) SetUpAt(dir string, fsGroup *int64) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to exec 'git reset --hard': %s: %v", output, err)
 	}
 
+	volume.SetVolumeOwnership(b, fsGroup)
+
 	volumeutil.SetReady(b.getMetaDir())
 	return nil
 }