diff --git a/.builds/.freebsd.yaml b/.builds/.freebsd.yaml
index 9034cbaf..1eed203b 100644
--- a/.builds/.freebsd.yaml
+++ b/.builds/.freebsd.yaml
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ tasks:
       gmake CC=gcc
       gmake test CC=gcc
       sudo gmake install CC=gcc
-      gmake test-install CC=gcc
+      sudo gmake test-install CC=gcc
       gmake test-amalg CC=gcc
diff --git a/.builds/.openbsd.yaml b/.builds/.openbsd.yaml
index 005b8b58..c75729cc 100644
--- a/.builds/.openbsd.yaml
+++ b/.builds/.openbsd.yaml
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ tasks:
       gmake
       gmake test
       doas gmake install
-      gmake test-install
+      doas gmake test-install
       gmake test-amalg
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 64bb8b5f..aa09a2b2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ script:
 - make
 - make test
 - sudo make install
-- make test-install
+- sudo make test-install
 - make test-amalg
 - make build/janet-${TRAVIS_TAG}-${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}.tar.gz
 compiler: