diff --git a/build_tools/docker/context/fetch_cuda_deps.sh b/build_tools/docker/context/fetch_cuda_deps.sh
index fdeb4256ef87..1c786bf631f2 100755
--- a/build_tools/docker/context/fetch_cuda_deps.sh
+++ b/build_tools/docker/context/fetch_cuda_deps.sh
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ for component in ${COMPONENTS[@]}; do
     --os "$OS" \
     --arch "$ARCH" \
     --component "$component"
+
+  # Each component comes with a LICENSE file that we need to be able to
+  # overwrite.
+  chmod +w "${SRC_DIR}/LICENSE"
 done
 
 if ! [ -d "$SRC_DIR" ]; then