diff --git a/doc/debian_ubuntu.sh b/doc/debian_ubuntu.sh
index 0afd10d1ada..2a087114232 100644
--- a/doc/debian_ubuntu.sh
+++ b/doc/debian_ubuntu.sh
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ sudo chmod -R g+rwX /home/git/repositories/
 sudo chown -R git:git /home/git/repositories/
 
 sudo -u gitlab -H git clone git@localhost:gitolite-admin.git /tmp/gitolite-admin
-rm -rf /tmp/gitolite-admin
+sudo rm -rf /tmp/gitolite-admin