diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_hosts_entries/tasks/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_hosts_entries/tasks/main.yml
index a860a48b4..e0e4a8f5a 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_hosts_entries/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_hosts_entries/tasks/main.yml
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
     - tripleo_hosts_entries
 
 - name: Clean up temporary hosts file
+  become: true
   file:
     path: "{{ tripleo_hosts_entries_tmp_hosts.path }}"
     state: absent