diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index c37f92a3d8e..77554b9f344 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -39,8 +39,13 @@
   config.include Spec::Platforms
   config.include Spec::Sudo
 
+  if Spec::Sudo.test_sudo?
+    config.filter_run :sudo => true
+  else
+    config.filter_run_excluding :sudo => true
+  end
+
   config.filter_run :focused => true unless ENV['CI']
-  config.filter_run :sudo => true if Spec::Sudo.test_sudo?
   config.run_all_when_everything_filtered = true
   config.alias_example_to :fit, :focused => true