diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/initramfs.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/initramfs.bbclass
index bfe530c4..5a98e337 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/initramfs.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/initramfs.bbclass
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ python do_generate_initramfs_setscene () {
 # is not used for booting.
 rootfs_purge_initramfs[weight] = "1"
 rootfs_purge_initramfs() {
-    sudo find ${ROOTFSDIR}/boot -name "initrd.img-*" -delete
+    run_privileged find ${ROOTFSDIR}/boot -name "initrd.img-*" -delete
 }
 
 # If an external initrd shall be used, run it as a task