diff --git a/quickemu b/quickemu
index a9a60a5..1a932ac 100755
--- a/quickemu
+++ b/quickemu
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function efi_vars() {
 
   if [ ! -e "${VARS_OUT}" ]; then
     if [ -e "${VARS_IN}" ]; then
-      cp "${VARS_IN}" "${VARS_OUT}"
+      cp "${VARS_IN}" "${VARS_OUT}" && chmod +w "${VARS_OUT}"
     else
       echo "ERROR! ${VARS_IN} was not found. Please install edk2."
       exit 1