diff --git a/setup/upload.py b/setup/upload.py
index 55dc0d9d99..0410a303c0 100644
--- a/setup/upload.py
+++ b/setup/upload.py
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ class UploadUserManual(Command):  # {{{
         for host in ('download', 'files'):
             check_call(' '.join(['rsync', '-zrl', '--progress',
                 srcdir, '%s:/srv/manual/' % host]), shell=True)
+            check_call(('ssh %s chown -R http:http /srv/manual' % host).split())
 # }}}
 
 class UploadDemo(Command):  # {{{