diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index a2db02c844..785418a57c 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -908,9 +908,12 @@ info-arch:
 change: PHONY
 	$(BASERUBY) -C "$(srcdir)" ./tool/change_maker.rb $(CHANGES) > change.log
 
-love: up all test install test-all
+love: sudo-precheck up all test install test-all
 	@echo love is all you need
 
+sudo-precheck:
+	@$(SUDO) true
+
 help: PHONY
 	$(MESSAGE_BEGIN) \
 	"                Makefile of Ruby" \