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diff --git a/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md b/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md
index 98fce7efb0b..2b9cce6539f 100644
--- a/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md
+++ b/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md
@@ -591,10 +591,11 @@ This procedure assumes that:
First make sure your backup tar file is in the backup directory described in the
`gitlab.rb` configuration `gitlab_rails['backup_path']`. The default is
-`/var/opt/gitlab/backups`.
+`/var/opt/gitlab/backups`. It needs to be owned by the `git` user.
```shell
sudo cp 11493107454_2018_04_25_10.6.4-ce_gitlab_backup.tar /var/opt/gitlab/backups/
+sudo chown git.git /var/opt/gitlab/backups/11493107454_2018_04_25_10.6.4-ce_gitlab_backup.tar
```
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