diff --git a/cli/ops.rs b/cli/ops.rs
index e2fd7312d96ab..7b9500ef82fa1 100644
--- a/cli/ops.rs
+++ b/cli/ops.rs
@@ -885,11 +885,13 @@ fn op_chown(
     return odd_future(e);
   }
 
-  debug!("op_chown {}", &path);
-  match deno_fs::chown(&path, uid, gid) {
-    Ok(_) => ok_future(empty_buf()),
-    Err(e) => odd_future(e),
-  }
+  blocking(base.sync(), move || {
+    debug!("op_chown {}", &path);
+    match deno_fs::chown(&path, uid, gid) {
+      Ok(_) => Ok(empty_buf()),
+      Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+  })
 }
 
 fn op_open(