diff --git a/images/linux/post-generation/homebrew-permissions.sh b/images/linux/post-generation/homebrew-permissions.sh
index edd15fb79..28a8a6ee3 100644
--- a/images/linux/post-generation/homebrew-permissions.sh
+++ b/images/linux/post-generation/homebrew-permissions.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 # Fix permissions for Homebrew
 # https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/1568
 
+# Reset brew repository directory to make the brew clean after chmoding /home
+cd $(brew --prefix)/Homebrew
+git reset --hard
+
 brew_folder="/home/linuxbrew/"
 homebrew_user=$(cut -d: -f1 /etc/passwd | tail -1)