diff --git a/build/build/build.sh b/build/build/build.sh
index 0421c19..d236ef9 100755
--- a/build/build/build.sh
+++ b/build/build/build.sh
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ systemd-nspawn -a -q -D $workdir/root\
 
 # Link wormhole-william to wormhole so that it works as a drop-in replacement for magic-wormhole.
 systemd-nspawn -a -q -D $workdir/root\
-	sudo -u \#1000\
 	ln /usr/bin/wormhole-william /usr/bin/wormhole
 
 # Write a system timestamp.