diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9a3da9cb2e7c0..66cfe0f5f514b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - run: ls -al /dev
       - run: id
-      - run: python3 -c 'import os; print(os.access("/dev/kvm", os.R_OK | os.W_OK))'
+      - run: sudo python3 -c 'import os; print(os.access("/dev/kvm", os.R_OK | os.W_OK))'
 
   build-all:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest