diff --git a/toolchain/build-xenon-toolchain b/toolchain/build-xenon-toolchain
index b891eabe..3ae21d2b 100755
--- a/toolchain/build-xenon-toolchain
+++ b/toolchain/build-xenon-toolchain
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ check_priv()
 
         if [ ! -f "$PREFIX"/check_priv ]; then
             echo "For your selected prefix (\"$PREFIX\"), root privileges are required for this feature:"
-            sudo "$@"
-            rm -f "$PREFIX"/check_priv
+            sudo PREFIX="$PREFIX" "$@"
             exit 0
         fi