diff --git a/src/basic/fs-util.c b/src/basic/fs-util.c
index b2ac648..553a77a 100644
--- a/src/basic/fs-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/fs-util.c
@@ -668,6 +668,9 @@ static bool unsafe_transition(const struct stat *a, const struct stat *b) {
         if (a->st_uid == 0) /* Transitioning from privileged to unprivileged is always fine */
                 return false;
 
+        if (b->st_uid == 65534) /* Transitioning to a non-owned is OK too */
+                return false;
+
         return a->st_uid != b->st_uid; /* Otherwise we need to stay within the same UID */
 }