diff --git a/libbeat/docs/shared-docker.asciidoc b/libbeat/docs/shared-docker.asciidoc
index 6b73a6d90a7..2e7e04e6c7a 100644
--- a/libbeat/docs/shared-docker.asciidoc
+++ b/libbeat/docs/shared-docker.asciidoc
@@ -294,10 +294,7 @@ ifeval::["{beatname_lc}"!="auditbeat"]
 ["source", "dockerfile", subs="attributes"]
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 FROM {dockerimage}
-COPY {beatname_lc}.yml /usr/share/{beatname_lc}/{beatname_lc}.yml
-USER root
-RUN chown root:{beatname_lc} /usr/share/{beatname_lc}/{beatname_lc}.yml
-USER {beatname_lc}
+COPY --chown=root:{beatname_lc} {beatname_lc}.yml /usr/share/{beatname_lc}/{beatname_lc}.yml
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 endif::[]