diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index 11811ba..4a8d026 100755
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -1249,13 +1249,13 @@ post_add() {
 
 installdeps() {
 	local deps i
-	sudo $APK add --wait 30 --repository "$abuildrepo" \
+	$SUDO $APK add --wait 30 --repository "$abuildrepo" \
 		--virtual .makedepends-$pkgname \
 		$makedepends
 }
 
 uninstalldeps (){
-	sudo $APK del .makedepends-$pkgname
+	$SUDO $APK del .makedepends-$pkgname
 }
 
 all() {