diff --git a/src/python/dm/common/utility/linuxUtility.py b/src/python/dm/common/utility/linuxUtility.py
index 97acf654df2bcce81bfd05918ff09bb95c7bd357..7bfa183526379c8b1e449d1df9a28d647e55135a 100755
--- a/src/python/dm/common/utility/linuxUtility.py
+++ b/src/python/dm/common/utility/linuxUtility.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class LinuxUtility:
     def changePathGroupOwner(cls, path, groupName):
         logger = cls.getLogger()
         logger.debug('Changing group owner to %s for path %s' % (groupName, path))
-        cmd = '%s -R \:%s %s' % (cls.CHOWN_CMD, groupName, path)
+        cmd = '%s \:%s %s' % (cls.CHOWN_CMD, groupName, path)
         cls.executeSudoCommand(cmd)
 
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