diff -up mgetty-1.1.36/fax/Makefile.helper mgetty-1.1.36/fax/Makefile
--- mgetty-1.1.36/fax/Makefile.helper	2008-10-09 22:56:28.000000000 +0200
+++ mgetty-1.1.36/fax/Makefile	2008-10-09 22:56:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ install: all
 	done
 	$(INSTALL) -m 755 faxrunqd $(SBINDIR)
 	$(INSTALL) faxq-helper $(LIBDIR)
-	chown $(FAX_OUT_USER) $(LIBDIR)/faxq-helper
+	chown $(FAX_OUT_USER) $(LIBDIR)/faxq-helper || :
 	chmod 4711 $(LIBDIR)/faxq-helper
 #
 # data files