diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 13a09182..b3005b3b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ cloning_netlab:
     - birdlab
   script:
     - cd ../
-    - rm -r bird-tools
+    - sudo rm -r bird-tools
     - cd bird
     - autoreconf
     - ./configure CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"