diff --git a/.github/workflows/GnuTests.yml b/.github/workflows/GnuTests.yml
index 91cfd0f3d..9582b2af7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/GnuTests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/GnuTests.yml
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ jobs:
         COVERAGE_REPORT_DIR="target/debug"
         COVERAGE_REPORT_FILE="${COVERAGE_REPORT_DIR}/lcov.info"
         mkdir -p "${COVERAGE_REPORT_DIR}"
+        sudo chown -R "$(whoami)" "${COVERAGE_REPORT_DIR}"
         # display coverage files
         grcov . --output-type files --ignore build.rs --ignore "vendor/*" --ignore "/*" --ignore "[a-zA-Z]:/*" --excl-br-line "^\s*((debug_)?assert(_eq|_ne)?!|#\[derive\()" | sort --unique
         # generate coverage report