diff --git a/util/buildscripts/scripts/docker/prepare.sh b/util/buildscripts/scripts/docker/prepare.sh
index aacbc8445..6e70da3e8 100755
--- a/util/buildscripts/scripts/docker/prepare.sh
+++ b/util/buildscripts/scripts/docker/prepare.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -e
 set -x
 
 # fix EOL ubuntu package URLs
-sudo sed -i.bak -r 's/(archive|security).ubuntu.com/old-releases.ubuntu.com/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
+sed -i.bak -r 's/(archive|security).ubuntu.com/old-releases.ubuntu.com/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
 
 # initial update
 apt-get update