diff --git a/crates/xtask/src/main.rs b/crates/xtask/src/main.rs
index 84dcc16b25..33fa485303 100644
--- a/crates/xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ impl Xtasks {
         // install alsa et al
         if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
             let sudo = if !is_root::is_root() { "sudo" } else { "" };
-            let install_cmd = format!("{sudo} apt-get update && sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y libasound2-dev libudev-dev");
+            let install_cmd = format!("{sudo} apt-get update && {sudo} apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y libasound2-dev libudev-dev");
             Self::run_system_command(
                 &app_settings,
                 "sh",