diff --git a/config/software/openssl.rb b/config/software/openssl.rb
index eed319fd9..bc6cd088c 100644
--- a/config/software/openssl.rb
+++ b/config/software/openssl.rb
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 
   if version.start_with? "1.0"
     command "echo '********** finding the dev crypto file ********'"
-    command "find / -name eng_cryptodev.c -type f"
+    command "sudo find / -name eng_cryptodev.c -type f"
     command "echo '********** Done finding the dev crypto file ********'"
     patch source: "openssl-1.0.1f-do-not-build-docs.patch", env: patch_env
     patch source: "openssl-1.0.2zi-freebsd-nocryptodev.patch", env: patch_env