diff --git a/util/vm/build.py b/util/vm/build.py
index 1b0c88362627b0896257a0aefaae38b5d22854ef..aa654734e94e2420fb57087daecdfeacc5552105 100755
--- a/util/vm/build.py
+++ b/util/vm/build.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def depend():
     "Install package dependencies"
     log( '* Installing package dependencies' )
     run( 'sudo apt-get -qy update' )
-    run( 'sudo install -qy'
+    run( 'sudo apt-get -qy install'
          ' kvm cloud-utils genisoimage qemu-kvm qemu-utils'
          ' e2fsprogs dnsmasq curl'
          ' python-setuptools mtools zip' )