diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 262a1c9f..a8e3260b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Install packages
-      run: apt-get install autoconf automake build-essential expect libident-dev libpam-dev libssl-dev libwrap0-dev libz-dev pkg-config telnet
+      run: sudo apt-get install autoconf automake build-essential expect libident-dev libpam-dev libssl-dev libwrap0-dev libz-dev pkg-config telnet
     - name: Generate build system files
       run: ./autogen.sh
     - name: Configure the build system