diff --git a/build-support/factor.sh b/build-support/factor.sh
index 8be61f322a..2d4547a121 100755
--- a/build-support/factor.sh
+++ b/build-support/factor.sh
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ make_boot_image() {
 }
 
 install_build_system_apt() {
-    sudo apt-get --yes install sudo libc6-dev libfreetype6-dev libx11-dev xorg-dev glutg3-dev wget git-core git-doc rlwrap gcc make
+    sudo apt-get --yes install libc6-dev libfreetype6-dev libx11-dev xorg-dev glutg3-dev wget git-core git-doc rlwrap gcc make
     check_ret sudo
 }