diff --git a/make_osx_package.sh b/make_osx_package.sh
index 309e005ef..34230e45e 100755
--- a/make_osx_package.sh
+++ b/make_osx_package.sh
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ rm -rf $DIST
 mkdir -p $RESOURCES
 
 echo Building pandoc...
-sudo cabal-dev install-deps
-sudo cabal-dev install --reinstall --force-reinstalls --flags="embed_data_files" citeproc-hs
-sudo cabal-dev install --disable-library-for-ghci highlighting-kate
-sudo cabal-dev install --prefix=/usr/local --datasubdir=$BASE --docdir=/usr/local/doc/$BASE
-sudo cabal-dev copy --destdir=$ROOT
+cabal-dev install-deps
+cabal-dev install --reinstall --force-reinstalls --flags="embed_data_files" citeproc-hs
+cabal-dev install --disable-library-for-ghci highlighting-kate
+cabal-dev install --prefix=/usr/local --datasubdir=$BASE --docdir=/usr/local/doc/$BASE
+cabal-dev copy --destdir=$ROOT
 # remove library files
-sudo rm -r $ROOT/usr/local/lib
-sudo chown -R $ME:staff $DIST
+rm -r $ROOT/usr/local/lib
+chown -R $ME:staff $DIST
 
 gzip $ROOT/usr/local/share/man/man?/*.*
 # cabal gives man pages the wrong permissions