You must disable System Integrity Projection.
- Restart the computer, while booting hold down Command-R to boot into recovery mode.
- Once booted, navigate to the “Utilities > Terminal” in the top menu bar.
- Enter
csrutil disable
in the terminal window and hit the return key. - Restart the machine and System Integrity Protection will now be disabled.
source: http://mattjanik.ca/blog/2015/10/01/refind-on-el-capitan/