diff --git a/tools/install-bindeps.sh b/tools/install-bindeps.sh
index f940cacb8..454b1302b 100755
--- a/tools/install-bindeps.sh
+++ b/tools/install-bindeps.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 set -ex
 
 INSTALL_PACKAGE=$(which yum || which apt)
+SUDO=$(which sudo || true)
 
 if ! tox -e bindep ; then
-  .tox/bindep/bin/bindep -b | xargs -r sudo "${INSTALL_PACKAGE}" install -y
+  .tox/bindep/bin/bindep -b | xargs -r ${SUDO} "${INSTALL_PACKAGE}" install -y
   .tox/bindep/bin/bindep
 fi