diff --git a/ci/ci_build.rb b/ci/ci_build.rb
index 2a7bbc376e7573fd6ec89c760ad53948880681f1..02351729f203d7d3e7846c7b7a6deac374eeabb0 100755
--- a/ci/ci_build.rb
+++ b/ci/ci_build.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def rake(*tasks)
   puts
   puts "[CruiseControl] Bundling RubyGems"
   puts
-  build_results[:bundle] = system 'rm -rf ~/.bundle; env CI=1 bundle install'
+  build_results[:bundle] = system 'sudo rm -rf ~/.bundle; env CI=1 bundle install'
 end
 
 cd "#{root_dir}/activesupport" do