diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ dev-cleanup:
 .PHONY: dev-env
 ## make dev-env based on the requirements files and install develop of packages
 dev-env:
+	sudo -u root chown rhodecode:rhodecode /home/rhodecode/.cache/pip/
 	pip install build virtualenv
 	pushd ../rhodecode-vcsserver/ && make dev-env && popd
 	pip wheel --wheel-dir=/home/rhodecode/.cache/pip/wheels -r requirements.txt -r requirements_rc_tools.txt -r requirements_test.txt -r requirements_debug.txt