diff --git a/build.go b/build.go
index 3a8efb9..0b7f072 100644
--- a/build.go
+++ b/build.go
@@ -64,20 +64,25 @@ func BuildCmd() *cli.Command {
 			},
 		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-			if err := utils.EnuseIsPrivilegedGroupMember(); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+			var err error
+			var wd string
+			if utils.IsNotRoot() {
+				if err := utils.EnuseIsPrivilegedGroupMember(); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
 
-			wd, err := os.Getwd()
-			if err != nil {
-				return cliutils.FormatCliExit(gotext.Get("Error getting working directory"), err)
-			}
+				wd, err = os.Getwd()
+				if err != nil {
+					return cliutils.FormatCliExit(gotext.Get("Error getting working directory"), err)
+				}
 
-			wd, wdCleanup, err := Mount(wd)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
+				var wdCleanup func()
+				wd, wdCleanup, err = Mount(wd)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				defer wdCleanup()
 			}
-			defer wdCleanup()
 
 			ctx := c.Context
 
@@ -167,12 +172,16 @@ func BuildCmd() *cli.Command {
 
 			if scriptArgs != nil {
 				scriptFile := filepath.Base(scriptArgs.Script)
-				newScriptDir, scriptDirCleanup, err := Mount(filepath.Dir(scriptArgs.Script))
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
+				scriptDir := filepath.Dir(scriptArgs.Script)
+				if utils.IsNotRoot() {
+					var scriptDirCleanup func()
+					scriptDir, scriptDirCleanup, err = Mount(scriptDir)
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					defer scriptDirCleanup()
 				}
-				defer scriptDirCleanup()
-				scriptArgs.Script = filepath.Join(newScriptDir, scriptFile)
+				scriptArgs.Script = filepath.Join(scriptDir, scriptFile)
 			}
 
 			if err := utils.ExitIfCantDropCapsToAlrUser(); err != nil {