diff --git a/src/fenrir-package/utils/configure_pulse.sh b/src/fenrir-package/utils/configure_pulse.sh
index 791263c6..4ff3a4c5 100755
--- a/src/fenrir-package/utils/configure_pulse.sh
+++ b/src/fenrir-package/utils/configure_pulse.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ read -p "This next sections requires root priveleges.. If you don't have access
 
 # Get root's 's XDG_HOME
 xdgPath="/root/.config"
-mkdir -p "$xdgPath"
+sudo mkdir -p "$xdgPath"
 
 # Warn user if we are going to overwrite an existing default.pa
 if [ -f "$xdgPath/pulse/default.pa" ]; then