diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index 1c8c50e8..69922c99 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ run_pacman() {
 		if [ "$(type -p sudo)" ]; then
 			cmd="sudo $cmd"
 		else
-			cmd="su -c '$cmd'"
+			cmd="su root -c '$cmd'"
 		fi
 	fi
 	eval "$cmd"