diff --git a/src/DIRAC/DataManagementSystem/DB/FileCatalogDB.py b/src/DIRAC/DataManagementSystem/DB/FileCatalogDB.py
index 0ee0c01a14c..1248c0cf54d 100755
--- a/src/DIRAC/DataManagementSystem/DB/FileCatalogDB.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/DataManagementSystem/DB/FileCatalogDB.py
@@ -1057,11 +1057,16 @@ def getDirectoryMetadata(self, lfns, credDict):
 
         return S_OK({"Successful": successful, "Failed": failed})
 
-    def rebuildDirectoryUsage(self):
+    def rebuildDirectoryUsage(self, credDict={}):
         """Rebuild DirectoryUsage table from scratch"""
 
-        result = self.dtree._rebuildDirectoryUsage()
-        return result
+        result = self._checkAdminPermission(credDict)
+        if not result["OK"]:
+            return result
+        if not result["Value"]:
+            return S_ERROR(errno.EACCES, "Not authorized to rebuild directory usage")
+
+        return self.dtree._rebuildDirectoryUsage()
 
     def repairCatalog(self, credDict={}):
         """Repair catalog inconsistencies"""
diff --git a/src/DIRAC/DataManagementSystem/Service/FileCatalogHandler.py b/src/DIRAC/DataManagementSystem/Service/FileCatalogHandler.py
index ddd7e1296bf..4d49fd010e8 100644
--- a/src/DIRAC/DataManagementSystem/Service/FileCatalogHandler.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/DataManagementSystem/Service/FileCatalogHandler.py
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ def export_getCatalogCounters(self):
 
     def export_rebuildDirectoryUsage(self):
         """Rebuild DirectoryUsage table from scratch"""
-        return self.fileCatalogDB.rebuildDirectoryUsage()
+        return self.fileCatalogDB.rebuildDirectoryUsage(self.getRemoteCredentials())
 
     types_repairCatalog = []