diff --git a/build/deps.mk b/build/deps.mk
index 1db628d..41e389c 100644
--- a/build/deps.mk
+++ b/build/deps.mk
@@ -4,12 +4,18 @@ EXECUTOR ?= $(OS)
 .PHONY: install-deps
 install-deps:
 # this assumes the linux executor on CircleCI runs ubuntu/debian
-ifneq (,$(filter $(EXECUTOR),debian linux))
+ifneq (,$(filter $(EXECUTOR),debian))
 	apt-get update
 	apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
 		build-essential ninja-build cmake \
 		python3 python3-dev python3-setuptools
 endif
+ifneq (,$(filter $(EXECUTOR),linux))
+	sudo apt-get update
+	sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
+		build-essential ninja-build cmake \
+		python3 python3-dev python3-setuptools
+endif
 ifeq ($(EXECUTOR), alpine)
 	apk update
 	apk add --no-cache \
@@ -18,4 +24,4 @@ ifeq ($(EXECUTOR), alpine)
 endif
 ifeq ($(EXECUTOR), macos)
 	brew install cmake
-endif
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+endif