diff --git a/modules/services/logging/logrotate.nix b/modules/services/logging/logrotate.nix
index 59091cc24736..c6c0d2ea2382 100644
--- a/modules/services/logging/logrotate.nix
+++ b/modules/services/logging/logrotate.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ let
     cfg.config;
 
   cronJob = ''
-    5 * * * * ${pkgs.logrotate}/sbin/logrotate ${configFile}
+    5 * * * * root ${pkgs.logrotate}/sbin/logrotate ${configFile}
   '';
 
 in