diff --git a/Meta/build-image-qemu.sh b/Meta/build-image-qemu.sh
index e61df38950..cb4934e1b0 100755
--- a/Meta/build-image-qemu.sh
+++ b/Meta/build-image-qemu.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ fi
 
 set -e
 
+SUDO="sudo"
+
+if [ "$(uname -s)" = "SerenityOS" ]; then
+    SUDO="pls"
+fi
+
 die() {
     echo "die: $*"
     exit 1
@@ -25,7 +31,7 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" != 0 ]; then
     if [ -x "$FUSE2FS_PATH" ] && $FUSE2FS_PATH --help 2>&1 |grep fakeroot > /dev/null; then
         USE_FUSE2FS=1
     else
-        sudo -E -- "$0" "$@" || die "this script needs to run as root"
+        ${SUDO} -E -- "$0" "$@" || die "this script needs to run as root"
         exit 0
     fi
 else