diff --git a/lib/utils/correct-mkdir.js b/lib/utils/correct-mkdir.js
index 83c94c784b264..650c56fb17deb 100644
--- a/lib/utils/correct-mkdir.js
+++ b/lib/utils/correct-mkdir.js
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ module.exports = function correctMkdir (path, cb) {
 
 function calculateOwner () {
   if (!effectiveOwner) {
-    var uid = +process.getuid()
-    var gid = +process.getgid()
+    effectiveOwner = { uid: 0, gid: 0 }
 
-    if (uid === 0) {
-      if (process.env.SUDO_UID) uid = +process.env.SUDO_UID
-      if (process.env.SUDO_GID) gid = +process.env.SUDO_GID
-    }
+    if (process.getuid) effectiveOwner.uid = +process.getuid()
+    if (process.getgid) effectiveOwner.gid = +process.getgid()
 
-    effectiveOwner = { uid: uid, gid: gid }
+    if (effectiveOwner.uid === 0) {
+      if (process.env.SUDO_UID) effectiveOwner.uid = +process.env.SUDO_UID
+      if (process.env.SUDO_GID) effectiveOwner.gid = +process.env.SUDO_GID
+    }
   }
 
   return effectiveOwner
@@ -56,17 +56,17 @@ function makeDirectory (path, cb) {
     log.verbose('makeDirectory', path, 'creation not in flight; initializing')
   }
 
+  var owner = calculateOwner()
+
   if (!process.getuid) {
     return mkdirp(path, function (er) {
       log.verbose('makeCacheDir', 'UID & GID are irrelevant on', process.platform)
 
-      stats[path] = { uid: 0, gid: 0 }
+      stats[path] = owner
       return cb(er, stats[path])
     })
   }
 
-  var owner = calculateOwner()
-
   if (owner.uid !== 0 || !process.env.HOME) {
     log.silly(
       'makeDirectory', path,