diff --git a/common/libs/func_install_blfs b/common/libs/func_install_blfs
index e86d9e2..4b728af 100644
--- a/common/libs/func_install_blfs
+++ b/common/libs/func_install_blfs
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ install_blfs_tools() {       # the scriptlets to build
 #----------------------------# the dependency tools
 set -e
 # Install the files
-[[ ! -d ${BUILDDIR}${BLFS_ROOT} ]] && mkdir -pv ${BUILDDIR}${BLFS_ROOT}
+[[ ! -d ${BUILDDIR}${BLFS_ROOT} ]] && {
+    sudo mkdir -pv ${BUILDDIR}${BLFS_ROOT}
+    sudo chown $USER:$USER ${BUILDDIR}${BLFS_ROOT}
+}
 cp -r BLFS/* ${BUILDDIR}${BLFS_ROOT}
 cp -r menu ${BUILDDIR}${BLFS_ROOT}
 cp $COMMON_DIR/progress_bar.sh ${BUILDDIR}${BLFS_ROOT}
diff --git a/common/libs/func_validate_configs.sh b/common/libs/func_validate_configs.sh
index 8c59c97..14bbc6c 100644
--- a/common/libs/func_validate_configs.sh
+++ b/common/libs/func_validate_configs.sh
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ inline_doc
         #  warning -z+   -w+
       SRC_ARCHIVE) [[ "$GETPKG" = "y" ]] && validate_dir -z+ -d -w+ ;;
         # The build directory/partition MUST exist and be writable by the user
-      BUILDDIR)   validate_dir -z -d -w
+      BUILDDIR)   validate_dir -z -d
                   [[ "xx x/x" =~ x${!config_param}x ]] && write_error_and_die ;;
       LHOME)      validate_dir -z -d ;;
 
diff --git a/jhalfs b/jhalfs
index a5dc2d6..ebe1ad6 100755
--- a/jhalfs
+++ b/jhalfs
@@ -358,12 +358,14 @@ if [[ "$REBUILD_MAKEFILE" = "n" ]] ; then
   clean_builddir
 
   if [[ ! -d $JHALFSDIR ]]; then
-    mkdir -p $JHALFSDIR
+    sudo mkdir -p $JHALFSDIR
+    sudo chown $USER:$USER $JHALFSDIR
   fi
 
 # Create $BUILDDIR/sources even though it could be created by get_sources()
   if [[ ! -d $BUILDDIR/sources ]]; then
-    mkdir -p $BUILDDIR/sources
+    sudo mkdir -p $BUILDDIR/sources
+    sudo chmod a+wt $BUILDDIR/sources
   fi
 
 # Create the log directory