diff --git a/build_scripts/install_deps_linux.bash b/build_scripts/install_deps_linux.bash
index 0d586ec..ec382e9 100755
--- a/build_scripts/install_deps_linux.bash
+++ b/build_scripts/install_deps_linux.bash
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ time sudo apt-get -q -f install -y \
     libboost-test-dev \
     libraw-dev libceres-dev
 
-apt-get -q -f remove -y libopenexr-dev libopenexr
+sudo apt-get -q -f remove -y libopenexr-dev libopenexr
 
 git checkout https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr.git
 cd openexr