diff --git a/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts b/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts
index 2e28ca1ade..65dd7a28b7 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ async function execTar(
   cwd?: string
 ): Promise<void> {
   try {
-    await exec(`"${await getTarPath(args, compressionMethod)}"`, args, {cwd})
+    await exec(`sudo ${await getTarPath(args, compressionMethod)}`, args, {cwd})
   } catch (error) {
     throw new Error(`Tar failed with error: ${error?.message}`)
   }