diff --git a/patch-fbc.sh b/patch-fbc.sh
index 692c95f93326fad1f55302588287313b13f5379d..fb3f38749225b7817647862170e310348046f545 100755
--- a/patch-fbc.sh
+++ b/patch-fbc.sh
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ patch () {
     sed "$patch" "$backup_path/$object.$driver_version$backup_suffix" > \
       "${PATCH_OUTPUT_DIR-$driver_dir}/$object.$driver_version"
     sha1sum "${PATCH_OUTPUT_DIR-$driver_dir}/$object.$driver_version"
-    ldconfig
+    sudo ldconfig
     echo "Patched!"
 }