diff --git a/docs/src/getting-started/installation.md b/docs/src/getting-started/installation.md
index cfed02183..85dbc45ec 100644
--- a/docs/src/getting-started/installation.md
+++ b/docs/src/getting-started/installation.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ cargo install --git https://github.com/project-serum/anchor --tag v0.5.0 anchor-
 On Linux systems you may need to install additional dependencies if `cargo install` fails. On Ubuntu,
 
 ```bash
-sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get install -y pkg-config build-essential libudev-dev
+sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get install -y pkg-config build-essential libudev-dev
 ```
 
 To install the JavaScript package.