diff --git a/gvafile/osusers/tasks.py b/gvafile/osusers/tasks.py
index 571046f..978c3fd 100644
--- a/gvafile/osusers/tasks.py
+++ b/gvafile/osusers/tasks.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def setup_file_sftp_userdir(username):
             SUDO_CMD, INSTALL_CMD, '-o', username, '-g', username,
             '-m', '0750', '-d', sftp_directory], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
         subprocess.check_output([
-            SUDO_CMD, SETFACL_CMD, '-r', '-m', 'www-data:--x',
+            SUDO_CMD, SETFACL_CMD, '-m', 'www-data:--x',
             sftp_directory], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
         _logger.exception(