diff --git a/makepkg.sh b/makepkg.sh
index b3d35b1..505f5b8 100755
--- a/makepkg.sh
+++ b/makepkg.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ echo "Building on: $DRONE_STAGE_MACHINE"
 
 AUR_URL="https://aur.archlinux.org"
 OUTDIR="$DRONE_WORKSPACE_BASE/out"
-mkdir -p "$OUTDIR"
+sudo mkdir -p "$OUTDIR"
 sudo chown -R builder:builder "$OUTDIR"
 
 export PKGDEST="$OUTDIR"