diff --git a/tools/airship b/tools/airship
index c01bdc948..fe5d65993 100755
--- a/tools/airship
+++ b/tools/airship
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ test -t 1 && test -t 0 && DEFAULT_TERM_OPTS='-it'
 : ${TERM_OPTS:=${DEFAULT_TERM_OPTS}}
 
 # Python YAML module required to read versions.yaml
-sudo dpkg -s python3-yaml &> /dev/null || sudo apt -y install python3-yaml
-
+if grep -iq suse /etc/os-release; then
+    rpm -q python3-pyaml --quiet || zypper --non-interactive install python3-pyaml
+else
+    dpkg -s python3-yaml &> /dev/null || apt -y install python3-yaml
+fi
 
 ENV_FILE=$(mktemp)
 trap "{ rm -f $ENV_FILE; }" EXIT