diff -Naur a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
--- a/Makefile.am	2014-08-20 04:47:21.000000000 +0100
+++ b/Makefile.am	2019-11-26 21:12:23.430972975 +0000
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 	$(MKDIR_P) -m 2755 $(DESTDIR)$(pkglocalstatedir)
 	$(MKDIR_P) -m 2755 $(DESTDIR)$(pkglocalstatedir)/words
 #	chown root:games $(DESTDIR)$(pkglocalstatedir)
-	chown root:games $(DESTDIR)$(pkglocalstatedir)/words
 
 
 uninstall-hook: