diff --git a/time/manifests/init.pp b/time/manifests/init.pp
index 2e7d316..2c2b749 100644
--- a/time/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/time/manifests/init.pp
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ class time::zone {
     file { "/etc/localtime":
         ensure => link,
         target => "/usr/share/zoneinfo/${timezone_set}",
-        owner  => "root",
-        group  => $::operatingsystem ? {
-            "openbsd" => "wheel",
-            default   => "root",
-        },
     }
 
     case $::operatingsystem {
@@ -39,6 +34,8 @@ class time::zone {
             file { "/etc/sysconfig/clock":
                 ensure  => present,
                 mode    => "0644",
+                owner   => "root",
+                group   => "root",
                 content => template("time/sysconfig_clock.erb"),
             }
         }
@@ -46,6 +43,8 @@ class time::zone {
             file { "/etc/timezone":
                 ensure  => present,
                 mode    => "0644",
+                owner   => "root",
+                group   => "root",
                 content => "${timezone_set}\n",
             }
         }