diff --git a/scripts/run_tests_linux_gxx.sh b/scripts/run_tests_linux_gxx.sh
index 407dac886..72cf6101f 100644
--- a/scripts/run_tests_linux_gxx.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_tests_linux_gxx.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 mkdir build-linux-gxx
 
+chmod 777 build-linux-gxx
+
 cd build-linux-gxx || exit 1
 
 cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \