diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6d8d5e2ca..ddc646968 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ FRONTEND_SHARED_SRC := $(shell find frontend/projects/shared) $(shell find front
 FRONTEND_UI_SRC := $(shell find frontend/projects/ui)
 FRONTEND_SETUP_WIZARD_SRC := $(shell find frontend/projects/setup-wizard)
 FRONTEND_DIAGNOSTIC_UI_SRC := $(shell find frontend/projects/diagnostic-ui)
-PATCH_DB_CLIENT_SRC = $(shell find patch-db/client -not -path patch-db/client/dist)
+PATCH_DB_CLIENT_SRC := $(shell find patch-db/client -not -path patch-db/client/dist)
+$(shell sudo true)
 
 .DELETE_ON_ERROR: