diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fff288fbd6ff4cbcb4f7dee210e5d2b56a175b83..21a7a6381c2ab8c2d2910b985130bb4790375fc3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ jobs:
     - stage: deploy
       python: "3.6"
       before_script:
-        - apt-get update
-        - apt-get install -y patchelf
+        - sudo apt-get update
+        - sudo apt-get install -y patchelf
         - pip install wheel auditwheel twine doctor-wheel cython
       script:
         - python setup.py bdist_wheel