diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
index 4bc42525906c..9bb671adbecf 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
@@ -476,6 +476,8 @@ in
     (mkIf serviceCfg.experimental-features.realtime-scheduling {
       security.wrappers.".gnome-shell-wrapped" = {
         source = "${pkgs.gnome.gnome-shell}/bin/.gnome-shell-wrapped";
+        owner = "root";
+        group = "root";
         capabilities = "cap_sys_nice=ep";
       };