diff --git a/build-uki.sh b/build-uki.sh
index 53d089b..148c99b 100755
--- a/build-uki.sh
+++ b/build-uki.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,14 @@
 run_directory=$(dirname $(readlink -f "$0"))
 source "$run_directory/variables.conf"
 
+if [[ $user != 'root' ]]; then
+  sudo="sudo"
+else
+  sudo=""
+fi
+
 # Build UKI
-objcopy \
+$sudo objcopy \
   --add-section .osrel=/etc/os-release --change-section-vma .osrel=0x20000 \
   --add-section .cmdline="/etc/kernel/cmdline" --change-section-vma .cmdline=0x30000 \
   --add-section .linux="$path_to_vmlinuz_link/vmlinuz" --change-section-vma .linux=0x40000 \