diff --git a/.ci_scripts/build.sh b/.ci_scripts/build.sh
index 06c6e03cbdb911f2e415f4b43ea591ab6ca1170a..5da8c2dae2b1b19ff8ab5cc06f06544e7902ee24 100755
--- a/.ci_scripts/build.sh
+++ b/.ci_scripts/build.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ then
 fi
 
 # Clean directory
-sudo rm -rf build bin
+SUDO_PREFIX=""
+if [[ $(whoami) != "root" ]]
+then
+    SUDO_PREFIX="sudo"
+fi
+$SUDO_PREFIX rm -rf build bin
 
 # Build project
 mkdir build bin