diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3904b68..8cda3f7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ before_install:
 
 install:
 - npm install
-- sudo -E npm run configure
+- npm run configure
 
 before_deploy:
 - ARCHIVE_NAME="${TRAVIS_TAG:-latest}-$TRAVIS_OS_NAME.tar"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cdb67d9..7026dc5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "test": "tape test/*.js",
     "prebuild": "prebuildify -a --strip",
     "prebuild-ia32": "prebuildify -a --strip --arch=ia32",
-    "configure": "node bin.js configure"
+    "configure": "sudo -E node bin.js configure"
   },
   "gypfile": true,
   "dependencies": {