diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_sdist.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_sdist.py
index 6170a48fea0e..280b9bca907a 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_sdist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_sdist.py
@@ -471,10 +471,13 @@ def test_make_distribution_owner_group(self):
         # making sure we have the good rights
         archive_name = join(self.tmp_dir, 'dist', 'fake-1.0.tar.gz')
         archive = tarfile.open(archive_name)
+
+        # note that we are not testing the group ownership here
+        # because, depending on the platforms and the container
+        # rights (see #7408)
         try:
             for member in archive.getmembers():
                 self.assertEquals(member.uid, os.getuid())
-                self.assertEquals(member.gid, os.getgid())
         finally:
             archive.close()