diff --git a/ansible/roles/ovs-dpdk/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/ovs-dpdk/tasks/config.yml
index 8d6adc542b..ce3d9ede52 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ovs-dpdk/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ovs-dpdk/tasks/config.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: Ensuring config directories exist
+  become: True
   file:
     path: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item.key }}"
     state: "directory"