diff --git a/libreoffice.be0 b/libreoffice.be0
index fbab3dd20..82d12776e 100755
--- a/libreoffice.be0
+++ b/libreoffice.be0
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ mee_configure() {
         --with-system-postgresql \
         --with-system-serf \
         --with-system-zlib
+    sed -i 's/all: check-if-root build/all: build/g' ${B}/Makefile
+    sed -i 's/bootstrap: check-if-root compilerplugins/all: compilerplugins/g' ${B}/Makefile
 }
 
 mee_build() {