diff --git a/script/setup b/script/setup
index b4f3319..c35fee0 100755
--- a/script/setup
+++ b/script/setup
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-apt-get install -y autoconf libtool pkg-config
+sudo apt-get install -y autoconf libtool pkg-config
 
 if [ ! -e /usr/local/lib/libtsm.a ]; then
   echo "libtsm missing, compiling from source..."