diff --git a/desktop/install b/desktop/install
index 02dac0f..4cdb6f4 100755
--- a/desktop/install
+++ b/desktop/install
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function install_source_han_mono_fonts() {
   home=$(eval "echo ~${SUDO_USER:-}")
   fonts_dir="$home/.local/share/fonts"
   fontconfig_dir="$home/.config/fontconfig/conf.d"
-  mkdir -p "$fonts_dir" "$fontconfig_dir"
+  sudo --user="#$uid" mkdir -p "$fonts_dir" "$fontconfig_dir"
   sudo --user="#$uid" \
     curl \
       -fsSL https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-han-mono/releases/download/1.002/SourceHanMono.ttc \