diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 3e22eb2f01..68999d8aa6 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ def check_host() {
     if ("${env.CK_SCCACHE}" != "null"){
         def SCCACHE_SERVER="${env.CK_SCCACHE.split(':')[0]}"
         echo "sccache server: ${SCCACHE_SERVER}"
+        sh "chmod +w -R ${env.WORKSPACE}"
         sh '''ping -c 1 -p 6379 "${SCCACHE_SERVER}" | echo $? > tmp.txt'''
         def output = readFile(file: "tmp.txt")
         echo "tmp.txt contents: \$output"