diff --git a/fdroidserver/build.py b/fdroidserver/build.py
index d4f50005..3f428af7 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/build.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/build.py
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ def build_local(app, build, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, log_dir, srclib_dir, ext
             raise BuildException("Error locking root account for %s:%s" %
                                  (app.id, build.versionName), p.output)
 
-        p = FDroidPopen(['sudo', 'SUDO_FORCE_REMOVE=yes', 'apt-get', '-y', 'purge', 'sudo'])
+        p = FDroidPopen(['sudo', 'SUDO_FORCE_REMOVE=yes', 'dpkg', '--purge', 'sudo'])
         if p.returncode != 0:
             raise BuildException("Error removing sudo for %s:%s" %
                                  (app.id, build.versionName), p.output)