diff --git a/.devcontainer/on-create.sh b/.devcontainer/on-create.sh
index 77f642c32b..8593f4568e 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/on-create.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/on-create.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 
 set -e
 
+# Making the downloaded repository safe as the owner might differ for .devcontainer env.
+git config --global --add safe.directory /workspaces/gem5
+
 # Refresh the git index.
 git update-index