diff --git a/profiles/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.smbd b/profiles/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.smbd
index aa2869df3..149743eed 100644
--- a/profiles/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.smbd
+++ b/profiles/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.smbd
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ profile smbd /usr/{bin,sbin}/smbd {
   include <abstractions/wutmp>
 
   capability audit_write,
+  capability chown,
   capability dac_override,
   capability dac_read_search,
   capability fowner,