diff --git a/simple_make.sh b/simple_make.sh
index 23a8682ac..9f954d7f6 100755
--- a/simple_make.sh
+++ b/simple_make.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ if which apt-get; then
 elif which pacman; then
     sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel qt5 opencv openal opus libvpx libxss
 elif which yum; then
-    yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
-    yum install qt-devel qt-doc qt-creator opencv-devel openal-soft-devel libtool autoconf automake check check-devel libXScrnSaver-devel
+    sudo yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
+    sudo yum install qt-devel qt-doc qt-creator opencv-devel openal-soft-devel libtool autoconf automake check check-devel libXScrnSaver-devel
 else
     echo "Unknown package manager, attempting to compile anyways"
 fi