diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml
index bcba4c36d9e..587f5a6ba65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update -qq
           sudo apt-get install -qq dos2unix recode clang-format
-          pip3 install --user black pygments
+          sudo pip3 install black pygments
 
       - name: File formatting checks (file_format.sh)
         run: |