diff --git a/nodejs/recipes/default.rb b/nodejs/recipes/default.rb
index 037a47d..2a5dc72 100644
--- a/nodejs/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/nodejs/recipes/default.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
   mode 0644
 end
 
-execute "tar zxf #{nodejs_tar}" do
+# --no-same-owner required overcome "Cannot change ownership" bug
+# on NFS-mounted filesystem
+execute "tar --no-same-owner -zxf #{nodejs_tar}" do
   cwd "/usr/local/src"
   creates "/usr/local/src/node-v#{node[:nodejs][:version]}"
 end