diff --git a/src/road_cmd.cpp b/src/road_cmd.cpp
index ae328a0652..ace8edff7f 100644
--- a/src/road_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/road_cmd.cpp
@@ -2269,12 +2269,12 @@ static Vehicle *UpdateRoadVehPowerProc(Vehicle *v, void *data)
 }
 
 /**
- * Checks the tile and returns whether the current player is allowed to convert the roadtype to another roadtype
+ * Checks the tile and returns whether the current player is allowed to convert the roadtype to another roadtype without taking ownership
  * @param owner the tile owner.
  * @param rtt Road/tram type.
  * @return whether the road is convertible
  */
-static bool CanConvertRoadType(Owner owner, RoadTramType rtt)
+static bool CanConvertUnownedRoadType(Owner owner, RoadTramType rtt)
 {
 	return (owner == OWNER_NONE || (owner == OWNER_TOWN && rtt == RTT_ROAD));
 }
@@ -2370,7 +2370,7 @@ CommandCost CmdConvertRoad(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint3
 
 		/* Trying to convert other's road */
 		Owner owner = GetRoadOwner(tile, rtt);
-		if (!CanConvertRoadType(owner, rtt)) {
+		if (!CanConvertUnownedRoadType(owner, rtt)) {
 			CommandCost ret = CheckOwnership(owner, tile);
 			if (ret.Failed()) {
 				error = ret;
@@ -2400,7 +2400,7 @@ CommandCost CmdConvertRoad(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint3
 
 			if (flags & DC_EXEC) { // we can safely convert, too
 				/* Update the company infrastructure counters. */
-				if (!IsRoadStopTile(tile) && CanConvertRoadType(owner, rtt) && owner != OWNER_TOWN) {
+				if (!IsRoadStopTile(tile) && owner == _current_company) {
 					ConvertRoadTypeOwner(tile, num_pieces, owner, from_type, to_type);
 				}
 
@@ -2447,7 +2447,7 @@ CommandCost CmdConvertRoad(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint3
 
 			if (flags & DC_EXEC) {
 				/* Update the company infrastructure counters. */
-				if (CanConvertRoadType(owner, rtt) && owner != OWNER_TOWN) {
+				if (owner == _current_company) {
 					ConvertRoadTypeOwner(tile, num_pieces, owner, from_type, to_type);
 					ConvertRoadTypeOwner(endtile, num_pieces, owner, from_type, to_type);
 					SetTunnelBridgeOwner(tile, endtile, _current_company);