diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cc2ed3a..015c49f 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ fi
 
 AC_SUBST(HTTP_USER)
 AC_SUBST(HTTP_GROUP)
-HTTP_INSTALL_OPTS=""
+HTTP_INSTALL_OPTS="-o $HTTP_USER -g $HTTP_GROUP"
 AC_SUBST(HTTP_INSTALL_OPTS)
 
 dnl override the http server config directory, if requested