diff --git a/bin/acore-docker-remove-build-cache b/bin/acore-docker-remove-build-cache
index 817a18da3..d455f2a97 100755
--- a/bin/acore-docker-remove-build-cache
+++ b/bin/acore-docker-remove-build-cache
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-sudo rm -rf ./docker/build/cache/CMakeFiles
-sudo rm -rf ./docker/build/cache/deps
-sudo rm -rf ./docker/build/cache/src
-sudo rm ./docker/build/cache/*.cmake
-sudo rm ./docker/build/cache/*.txt
-sudo rm ./docker/build/cache/*.h
-sudo rm ./docker/build/cache/*.cpp
-sudo rm ./docker/build/cache/Makefile
+if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ] && [ "$OSTYPE" != "msys" ] ; then
+    echo "Please run the script with sudo"
+else
+    rm -rf ./docker/build/cache/CMakeFiles
+    rm -rf ./docker/build/cache/deps
+    rm -rf ./docker/build/cache/src
+    rm ./docker/build/cache/*.cmake
+    rm ./docker/build/cache/*.txt
+    rm ./docker/build/cache/*.h
+    rm ./docker/build/cache/*.cpp
+    rm ./docker/build/cache/Makefile
+fi