diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fd42edc..b85c9f1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ AC_SUBST(nagiosbp_grp)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEFAULT_USER,"$nagiosbp_user")
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEFAULT_GROUP,"$nagiosbp_grp")
 
-INSTALL_OPTS=""
+INSTALL_OPTS="-o $nagiosbp_user -g $nagiosbp_grp"
 AC_SUBST(INSTALL_OPTS)