diff --git a/SpringBoardAccess/package.sh b/SpringBoardAccess/package.sh
index 7aa7fd7da..2b1d67276 100755
--- a/SpringBoardAccess/package.sh
+++ b/SpringBoardAccess/package.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ REVISION=`svn info | grep Revision | cut -d " " -f 2`
 ARCHIVE=$PACKAGE-$VERSION-$REVISION.deb
 
 echo Creating $PACKAGE package version $VERSION revision $REVISION
-rm -rf $PACKAGE
+sudo rm -rf $PACKAGE
 
 mkdir -p $PACKAGE/DEBIAN
 cp control $PACKAGE/DEBIAN
diff --git a/example/WiiMoteOpenGLDemo/package.sh b/example/WiiMoteOpenGLDemo/package.sh
index 4602c81cd..6b656783a 100755
--- a/example/WiiMoteOpenGLDemo/package.sh
+++ b/example/WiiMoteOpenGLDemo/package.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ REVISION=`svn info | grep Revision | cut -d " " -f 2`
 ARCHIVE=$PACKAGE-$VERSION-$REVISION.deb
 
 echo Creating $PACKAGE package version $VERSION revision $REVISION
-rm -rf $PACKAGE
+sudo rm -rf $PACKAGE
 
 mkdir -p $PACKAGE/DEBIAN
 cp control $PACKAGE/DEBIAN
diff --git a/package.sh b/package.sh
index 81cf049b6..cfb4ef3e4 100755
--- a/package.sh
+++ b/package.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ REVISION=`svn info | grep Revision | cut -d " " -f 2`
 ARCHIVE=$PACKAGE-$VERSION-$REVISION.deb
 
 echo Creating $PACKAGE package version $VERSION revision $REVISION
-rm -rf $PACKAGE
+sudo rm -rf $PACKAGE
 
 mkdir -p $PACKAGE/DEBIAN
 cp resources/control $PACKAGE/DEBIAN