1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c893e02796f..06e15f0d499 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ GDB?=gdb
 PLATFORM?=vpp
 SAMPLE_PLUGIN?=no
 MACHINE=$(shell uname -m)
+SUDO?=sudo
 
 ,:=,
 define disable_plugins
@@ -410,12 +411,12 @@ define run
 	@echo "WARNING: STARTUP_CONF not defined or file doesn't exist."
 	@echo "         Running with minimal startup config: $(MINIMAL_STARTUP_CONF)\n"
 	@cd $(STARTUP_DIR) && \
-	  sudo $(2) $(1)/vpp/bin/vpp $(MINIMAL_STARTUP_CONF)
+	  $(SUDO) $(2) $(1)/vpp/bin/vpp $(MINIMAL_STARTUP_CONF)
 endef
 else
 define run
 	@cd $(STARTUP_DIR) && \
-	  sudo $(2) $(1)/vpp/bin/vpp $(shell cat $(STARTUP_CONF) | sed -e 's/#.*//')
+	  $(SUDO) $(2) $(1)/vpp/bin/vpp $(shell cat $(STARTUP_CONF) | sed -e 's/#.*//')
 endef
 endif
 
@@ -445,7 +446,7 @@ build-vat:
 	$(call make,$(PLATFORM)_debug,vpp-api-test-install)
 
 run-vat:
-	@sudo $(BR)/install-$(PLATFORM)_debug-native/vpp/bin/vpp_api_test
+	@$(SUDO) $(BR)/install-$(PLATFORM)_debug-native/vpp/bin/vpp_api_test
 
 pkg-deb:
 	$(call make,$(PLATFORM),install-deb)