diff --git a/src/install.c b/src/install.c
index 28bba8a39..6b5a66a5b 100644
--- a/src/install.c
+++ b/src/install.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ cp_option_init (struct cp_options *x)
   x->hard_link = false;
   x->interactive = I_UNSPECIFIED;
   x->move_mode = false;
-  x->myeuid = geteuid ();
+  x->chown_privileges = chown_privileges ();
   x->one_file_system = false;
   x->preserve_ownership = false;
   x->preserve_links = false;
diff --git a/src/mv.c b/src/mv.c
index 6caff2ad8..075acc839 100644
--- a/src/mv.c
+++ b/src/mv.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ cp_option_init (struct cp_options *x)
   x->hard_link = false;
   x->interactive = I_UNSPECIFIED;
   x->move_mode = true;
-  x->myeuid = geteuid ();
+  x->chown_privileges = chown_privileges ();
   x->one_file_system = false;
   x->preserve_ownership = true;
   x->preserve_links = true;