diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index d461f01898..4d702def42 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	mkdir -p ${gitlab_data_dir}
 	chown -R ${gitlab_user}: ${gitlab_home}
 	chown -R ${gitlab_user}: ${gitlab_data_dir}
+	chown -R ${gitlab_user}: /usr/share/gitlab-shell
 	cd ${gitlab_home}
 	# Show debconf questions
         . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule