diff --git a/mock/py/mockbuild/plugins/chroot_scan.py b/mock/py/mockbuild/plugins/chroot_scan.py
index 49247013e..9823d397a 100644
--- a/mock/py/mockbuild/plugins/chroot_scan.py
+++ b/mock/py/mockbuild/plugins/chroot_scan.py
@@ -32,11 +32,18 @@ def __init__(self, plugins, conf, buildroot):
         self.config = buildroot.config
         self.state = buildroot.state
         self.scan_opts = conf
-        self.resultdir = os.path.join(buildroot.resultdir, "chroot_scan")
         plugins.add_hook("postbuild", self._scanChroot)
         plugins.add_hook("initfailed", self._scanChroot)
         getLog().info("chroot_scan: initialized")
 
+    @property
+    def resultdir(self):
+        """
+        The plugin's self.resultdir is a subdir of buildroot.resultdir, which
+        is, e.g., for --chain, changed for every single package.
+        """
+        return os.path.join(self.buildroot.resultdir, "chroot_scan")
+
     def _only_failed(self):
         """ Returns boolean value if option 'only_failed' is set. """
         return str(self.scan_opts.get('only_failed')) == 'True'
diff --git a/releng/release-notes-next/chroot-scan-resultdir-creation.bugfix b/releng/release-notes-next/chroot-scan-resultdir-creation.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c40245f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releng/release-notes-next/chroot-scan-resultdir-creation.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+The [chroot_scan plugin](Plugin-ChrootScan) [issue#1490][] has been fixed so it
+no longer (re)creates resultdir below the global `basedir`, but under the
+per-package resultdir (by default in a `/var/tmp/` sub-directory).  In turn, the
+resultdir is not created with improper ownership.