diff --git a/cmake/common/px4_base.cmake b/cmake/common/px4_base.cmake
index e13dc023da..2b54cbc230 100644
--- a/cmake/common/px4_base.cmake
+++ b/cmake/common/px4_base.cmake
@@ -623,9 +623,9 @@ function(px4_find_python_module module)
 		\nfor debian systems try: \
 		\n\tsudo apt-get install python-${module} \
 		\nor for all other OSs/debian: \
-		\n\tpip install ${module}\n" PY_${module_upper})
+		\n\tsudo -H pip install ${module}\n" PY_${module_upper})
 	#if (NOT PY_${module}_FOUND)
-		#message(FATAL_ERROR "python module not found, exitting")
+		#message(FATAL_ERROR "python module not found, exiting")
 	#endif()
 endfunction(px4_find_python_module)