diff --git a/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml b/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
index 53ff52bf..4ac9dcb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make install
       - name: Hack to make macdeployqt find plugins
         shell: bash
-        run: ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/qt/$(ls /usr/local/Cellar/qt/ | tail -n1)/share/qt/plugins /usr/local/plugins
+        run: sudo ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/qt/$(ls /usr/local/Cellar/qt/ | tail -n1)/share/qt/plugins /usr/local/plugins
       - name: Create DMG
         working-directory: build
         shell: bash
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make install
       - name: Hack to make macdeployqt find plugins
         shell: bash
-        run: ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/qt/$(ls /usr/local/Cellar/qt/ | tail -n1)/share/qt/plugins /usr/local/plugins
+        run: sudo ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/qt/$(ls /usr/local/Cellar/qt/ | tail -n1)/share/qt/plugins /usr/local/plugins
       - name: Create DMG
         working-directory: build
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7100806c..aad8aaf2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ before_script:
 script:
   - make -j8
   - make install
-  - ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/qt/$(ls /usr/local/Cellar/qt/ | tail -n1)/share/qt/plugins /usr/local/plugins
+  - sudo ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/qt/$(ls /usr/local/Cellar/qt/ | tail -n1)/share/qt/plugins /usr/local/plugins
   - make dmg2
 after_success:
   - ls -lh strawberry*.dmg