levaidaniel

diff --git a/usr.bin/rcs/ci.c b/usr.bin/rcs/ci.c
index 765b03a9388..d7212ad8365 100644
--- a/usr.bin/rcs/ci.c
+++ b/usr.bin/rcs/ci.c
@@ -565,6 +565,10 @@ checkin_update(struct checkin_params *pb)
 	/* Strip all the write bits */
 	pb->file->rf_mode = st.st_mode & ~(S_IWUSR|S_IWGRP|S_IWOTH);
 
+	/* Preserve the owner and group */
+	pb->file->rf_uid = st.st_uid;