diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e93d1a9..50ba432 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ watch:
 pull:
 	docker pull squidfunk/mkdocs-material
 chown:
-	chown -R $(UID):$(GID) .
+	sudo chown -R $(UID):$(GID) .
 build:
 	docker run --rm -it -v ~/.ssh:/root/.ssh -v ${PWD}:/docs squidfunk/mkdocs-material build
 clean: