diff --git a/config/suricata/convert-snort b/config/suricata/convert-snort
index 68d6d3379..fabf70ee7 100644
--- a/config/suricata/convert-snort
+++ b/config/suricata/convert-snort
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ if (-f $snort_rules_tarball) {
 	move($snort_rules_tarball, $IDS::rulestarball);
 
 	# Set correct ownership.
-	chown($uid, $gid, $IDS::rulestarball);
+	&IDS::set_ownership("$IDS::rulestarball");
 }
 
 #