diff --git a/cmds/installd/utils.cpp b/cmds/installd/utils.cpp
index fbe6edf..eb8fc91 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/utils.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/utils.cpp
@@ -1030,6 +1030,10 @@
     } else if (st.st_gid == gid && actual_mode == target_mode) {
         // Everything looks good!
         return 0;
+    } else {
+        // Mismatched GID/mode is recoverable; fall through to update
+        LOG(DEBUG) << "Mismatched cache GID/mode at " << path << ": found " << st.st_gid
+                << " but expected " << gid;
     }
 
     // Directory is owned correctly, but GID or mode mismatch means it's