diff --git a/pages/linux/modprobe.md b/pages/linux/modprobe.md
index 3f729ea6ef..a613f12f14 100644
--- a/pages/linux/modprobe.md
+++ b/pages/linux/modprobe.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 - Pretend to load a module into the kernel, but don't actually do it:
 
-`sudo modprobe {{[-n|--dry-run]}} {{module_name}}`
+`modprobe {{[-n|--dry-run]}} {{module_name}}`
 
 - Load a module into the kernel: