diff --git a/wrapper/piuparts_runner b/wrapper/piuparts_runner
index bc18a7e..740ccbc 100755
--- a/wrapper/piuparts_runner
+++ b/wrapper/piuparts_runner
@@ -153,4 +153,4 @@ fi
 
 piuparts_tap --ignore-broken-symlinks piuparts.txt > piuparts.tap
 
-rmdir "$PIUPARTS_TMPDIR"
+sudo rmdir "$PIUPARTS_TMPDIR"