diff --git a/configure/modules/CONFIG b/configure/modules/CONFIG
index 0d5dd895ff80526848ded71fe62e8e3fd6da4aa0..c94e975f25722df266c3ce38f7090cef6aa135e0 100644
--- a/configure/modules/CONFIG
+++ b/configure/modules/CONFIG
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 include $(EPICS_BASE)/configure/CONFIG_BASE_VERSION
 include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_REQUIRE
+include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_SUDO
 include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_CELL
 include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_E3_PATH
 include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_E3_MAKEFILE
 include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_EPICS
-include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_SUDO
 include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_DKMS
 include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_EXPORT
 
diff --git a/configure/modules/CONFIG_CELL b/configure/modules/CONFIG_CELL
index b858f656963d5c4fecec5afbd00b97a44c3e5162..1f2682b46c2879f509d05f442ef73c0e8b3a9bc3 100644
--- a/configure/modules/CONFIG_CELL
+++ b/configure/modules/CONFIG_CELL
@@ -12,4 +12,8 @@ E3_CELL_PATH=$(TOP)/cellMods
 -include $(TOP)/../CONFIG_CELL.local
 -include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG_CELL.local
 E3_MODULES_PATH=$(E3_CELL_PATH)
+
+# If we are doing cellinstall, we should not use SUDO. This is a local install.
+SUDO=
+
 endif
diff --git a/configure/modules/CONFIG_SUDO b/configure/modules/CONFIG_SUDO
index c346b2953fd1308cc935d1503e1597288ac6c16e..146ebccb2345162fa83ca2cffa8104d7df5a7726 100644
--- a/configure/modules/CONFIG_SUDO
+++ b/configure/modules/CONFIG_SUDO
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SUDO = $(SUDO_CMD)
 else
 SUDO = $(SUDO_CMD) -E
 endif
-SUDOBASH := $(SUDO) bash -c
+SUDOBASH = $(SUDO) bash -c
 else
 SUDO :=
 SUDOBASH = bash -c