diff --git a/elements/fedora/root.d/10-fedora-cloud-image b/elements/fedora/root.d/10-fedora-cloud-image
index 089c1458..29f0f255 100755
--- a/elements/fedora/root.d/10-fedora-cloud-image
+++ b/elements/fedora/root.d/10-fedora-cloud-image
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ else
         mv $WORKING/tmp.tar $DIB_IMAGE_CACHE/$BASE_IMAGE_TAR
     fi
 fi
-# Extract the base image
-sudo tar -C $TARGET_ROOT -xzf $DIB_IMAGE_CACHE/$BASE_IMAGE_TAR
+# Extract the base image (use --numeric-owner to avoid UID/GID mismatch between
+# image tarball and host OS e.g. when building Fedora image on an openSUSE host)
+sudo tar -C $TARGET_ROOT --numeric-owner -xzf $DIB_IMAGE_CACHE/$BASE_IMAGE_TAR
 sudo rmdir $TARGET_ROOT/lost+found
diff --git a/elements/rhel/root.d/10-rhel-cloud-image b/elements/rhel/root.d/10-rhel-cloud-image
index b50494ea..724dd113 100755
--- a/elements/rhel/root.d/10-rhel-cloud-image
+++ b/elements/rhel/root.d/10-rhel-cloud-image
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ else
         mv $WORKING/tmp.tar $DIB_IMAGE_CACHE/$BASE_IMAGE_TAR
     fi
 fi
-# Extract the base image
-sudo tar -C $TARGET_ROOT -xzf $DIB_IMAGE_CACHE/$BASE_IMAGE_TAR
+# Extract the base image (use --numeric-owner to avoid UID/GID mismatch between
+# image tarball and host OS e.g. when building RHEL image on an openSUSE host)
+sudo tar -C $TARGET_ROOT --numeric-owner -xzf $DIB_IMAGE_CACHE/$BASE_IMAGE_TAR
 sudo rmdir $TARGET_ROOT/lost+found
diff --git a/elements/ubuntu/root.d/10-cache-ubuntu-tarball b/elements/ubuntu/root.d/10-cache-ubuntu-tarball
index 23593d4d..400e57f0 100755
--- a/elements/ubuntu/root.d/10-cache-ubuntu-tarball
+++ b/elements/ubuntu/root.d/10-cache-ubuntu-tarball
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ else
   grep "$BASE_IMAGE_FILE" SHA256SUMS.ubuntu.$DIB_RELEASE.$ARCH | sha256sum --check -
   popd
 fi
-# Extract the base image
-sudo tar -C $TARGET_ROOT -xzf $DIB_IMAGE_CACHE/$BASE_IMAGE_FILE
+# Extract the base image (use --numeric-owner to avoid UID/GID mismatch between
+# image tarball and host OS e.g. when building Ubuntu image on an openSUSE host)
+sudo tar -C $TARGET_ROOT --numeric-owner -xzf $DIB_IMAGE_CACHE/$BASE_IMAGE_FILE
 sudo rmdir $TARGET_ROOT/lost+found