diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 561167a598..e18b180566 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ HOSTTOOLS += " \
 HOSTTOOLS += "ps stty ip ssh scp ping vi"
 
 # Link to these if present
-HOSTTOOLS_NONFATAL += "ccache ld.bfd ld.gold gcc-ar gpg sftp nc socat"
+HOSTTOOLS_NONFATAL += "ccache ld.bfd ld.gold gcc-ar gpg sftp nc socat sudo"
 
 # Temporary add few more detected in bitbake world
 HOSTTOOLS_NONFATAL += "join nl size yes zcat"