diff --git a/debian/autopackage.sh b/debian/autopackage.sh
index 511c5771f396ed5c43d1af196c571333cb3679f2..0b6a0f5a71dbce2d7d9c8f710ba9e719375f2ec0 100755
--- a/debian/autopackage.sh
+++ b/debian/autopackage.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ echo "Description: $desc" >> $control
 
 # Create the debian package
 echo "Build the debian package ... "
-dpkg --build $sfldir ${sfldir}_$2.deb
+fakeroot dpkg --build $sfldir ${sfldir}_$2.deb
 
 # Clean up the generated stuff
 echo "Clean up ... "