diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index c4f97fc6..e8c77883 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -234,6 +234,16 @@ if (CLIENT_TESTING OR SERVER_TESTING)
         set(CHROOT_WRAPPER "${CHROOT_WRAPPER_LIBRARY}")
     endif()
 
+    # chown wrapper
+    add_library(chown_wrapper SHARED chown_wrapper.c)
+    set(CHOWN_WRAPPER_LIBRARY
+        ${libssh_BINARY_DIR}/lib/${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}chown_wrapper${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
+    set(TEST_TARGET_LIBRARIES
+        ${TEST_TARGET_LIBRARIES}
+        chown_wrapper
+    )
+    set(CHOWN_WRAPPER "${CHOWN_WRAPPER_LIBRARY}")
+
     # ssh_ping
     add_executable(ssh_ping ssh_ping.c)
     target_compile_options(ssh_ping PRIVATE ${DEFAULT_C_COMPILE_FLAGS})
@@ -253,7 +263,8 @@ if (CLIENT_TESTING OR SERVER_TESTING)
     configure_file(etc/pam.d/sshd.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/etc/pam.d/sshd @ONLY)
 
 
-    set(TORTURE_ENVIRONMENT "LD_PRELOAD=${SOCKET_WRAPPER_LIBRARY}:${NSS_WRAPPER_LIBRARY}:${UID_WRAPPER_LIBRARY}:${PAM_WRAPPER_LIBRARY}:${CHROOT_WRAPPER}")
+    set(TORTURE_ENVIRONMENT
+        "LD_PRELOAD=${SOCKET_WRAPPER_LIBRARY}:${NSS_WRAPPER_LIBRARY}:${UID_WRAPPER_LIBRARY}:${PAM_WRAPPER_LIBRARY}:${CHROOT_WRAPPER}:${CHOWN_WRAPPER}")
     if (priv_wrapper_FOUND)
         list(APPEND TORTURE_ENVIRONMENT PRIV_WRAPPER=1 PRIV_WRAPPER_CHROOT_DISABLE=1)
         list(APPEND TORTURE_ENVIRONMENT PRIV_WRAPPER_PRCTL_DISABLE="ALL" PRIV_WRAPPER_SETRLIMIT_DISABLE="ALL")
diff --git a/tests/chown_wrapper.c b/tests/chown_wrapper.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee6910ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/chown_wrapper.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+
+typedef int (*__libc_chown)(const char *pathname, uid_t owner, gid_t group);
+
+/* silent gcc */
+int chown(const char *pathname, uid_t owner, gid_t group);
+
+int chown(const char *pathname, uid_t owner, gid_t group)
+{
+    __libc_chown original_chown;
+    if (strlen(pathname) > 7 && strncmp(pathname, "/dev/pt", 7) == 0) {
+        /* fake it! */
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    original_chown = (__libc_chown)dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "chown");
+    return (*original_chown)(pathname, owner, group);
+}