diff --git a/src/redist/targets/GenerateRPMs.targets b/src/redist/targets/GenerateRPMs.targets
index 044afcc6e..a82f068fc 100644
--- a/src/redist/targets/GenerateRPMs.targets
+++ b/src/redist/targets/GenerateRPMs.targets
@@ -330,18 +330,18 @@
           Outputs="$(RpmTestResultsXmlFile)" >
 
     <!-- Install Dependencies and SDK Packages -->
-    <Exec Command="rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc" />
-    <Exec Command="rpm -iv $(DownloadedRuntimeDepsInstallerFile)" />
-    <Exec Command="rpm -iv $(DownloadedNetCoreAppHostPackInstallerFile)" />
-    <Exec Command="rpm -iv $(DownloadedNetCoreAppTargetingPackInstallerFile)" />
-    <Exec Command="rpm -iv $(DownloadedNetStandardTargetingPackInstallerFile)" />
-    <Exec Command="rpm -iv $(DownloadedAspNetTargetingPackInstallerFile)" />
-    <Exec Command="rpm -iv $(DownloadedSharedHostInstallerFile)" />
-    <Exec Command="rpm -iv $(DownloadedHostFxrInstallerFile)" />
-    <Exec Command="rpm -iv $(DownloadedSharedFrameworkInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv $(DownloadedRuntimeDepsInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv $(DownloadedNetCoreAppHostPackInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv $(DownloadedNetCoreAppTargetingPackInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv $(DownloadedNetStandardTargetingPackInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv $(DownloadedAspNetTargetingPackInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv $(DownloadedSharedHostInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv $(DownloadedHostFxrInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv $(DownloadedSharedFrameworkInstallerFile)" />
     <!-- Ignore dependencies, which may have an incoherent dependency on dotnet-runtime -->
-    <Exec Command="rpm -iv --nodeps $(DownloadedAspNetCoreSharedFxInstallerFile)" />
-    <Exec Command="rpm -iv $(SdkRPMInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv --nodeps $(DownloadedAspNetCoreSharedFxInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv $(SdkRPMInstallerFile)" />
 
     <!-- Run End-2-end Tests https://github.com/dotnet/core-sdk/issues/1174
     <DotNetRestore ProjectPath="$(EndToEndTestProject)"
@@ -351,15 +351,15 @@
                 ToolPath="$(RpmInstalledDirectory)" />-->
     
     <!-- Clean up Packages -->
-    <Exec Command="rpm -ev --nodeps $(SdkRpmPackageName)" />
-    <Exec Command="rpm -ev --nodeps $(AspNetCoreSharedFxRpmPackageName)" />
-    <Exec Command="rpm -ev --nodeps $(SharedFxRpmPackageName)" />
-    <Exec Command="rpm -ev --nodeps $(HostFxrRpmPackageName)" />
-    <Exec Command="rpm -ev --nodeps $(SharedHostRpmPackageName)" />
-    <Exec Command="rpm -ev --nodeps $(AspNetTargetingPackRpmPackageName)" />
-    <Exec Command="rpm -ev --nodeps $(NetStandardTargetingPackRpmPackageName)" />
-    <Exec Command="rpm -ev --nodeps $(NetCoreAppTargetingPackRpmPackageName)" />
-    <Exec Command="rpm -ev --nodeps $(NetCoreAppHostPackRpmPackageName)" />
-    <Exec Command="rpm -ev --nodeps $(RuntimeDepsPackageName)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -ev --nodeps $(SdkRpmPackageName)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -ev --nodeps $(AspNetCoreSharedFxRpmPackageName)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -ev --nodeps $(SharedFxRpmPackageName)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -ev --nodeps $(HostFxrRpmPackageName)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -ev --nodeps $(SharedHostRpmPackageName)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -ev --nodeps $(AspNetTargetingPackRpmPackageName)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -ev --nodeps $(NetStandardTargetingPackRpmPackageName)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -ev --nodeps $(NetCoreAppTargetingPackRpmPackageName)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -ev --nodeps $(NetCoreAppHostPackRpmPackageName)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -ev --nodeps $(RuntimeDepsPackageName)" />
   </Target>
 </Project>