diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 80dc01c7..a90edc4b 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ INHERIT += "isar-events sstate"
 # Buildstats requires IMAGE_ROOTFS to be always defined
 IMAGE_ROOTFS ??= "${WORKDIR}/rootfs"
 INHERIT += "${@'buildstats' if d.getVar('USE_BUILDSTATS') == '1' else ''}"
+# Use custom disk usage command to avoid "Permission denied" warnings
+BUILDSTATS_DISK_USAGE_CMD = "sudo du -shx"
 
 # Default values for ccache
 USE_CCACHE ??= "0"