diff --git a/roles/kitty/tasks/Debian.yaml b/roles/kitty/tasks/Debian.yaml
index 158ed14..b754c7a 100644
--- a/roles/kitty/tasks/Debian.yaml
+++ b/roles/kitty/tasks/Debian.yaml
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 # /usr/local with stow so we delete it before stowing.
 - name: remove conflicting library
   when: kitty_install_required
+  become: true
   file:
     state: absent
     path: '{{kitty_package_dir}}/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0'