diff --git a/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper b/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
index 36d341034990b1d15589a6162f814ef9cfa35616..3d7b4045aea04aaaf5e085badeecbbaf101d8a8d 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
+++ b/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ install_gnutls_from_source(){
 
 check_install_usrp_uhd_driver(){
         #first we remove old installation
-        $SUDO apt-get remove uhd libuhd-dev libuhd003 uhd-host -y
+        $SUDO apt-get remove -y uhd || true
+        $SUDO apt-get remove libuhd-dev libuhd003 uhd-host -y
         v=$(lsb_release -cs)
         $SUDO apt-add-repository --remove "deb http://files.ettus.com/binaries/uhd/repo/uhd/ubuntu/$v $v main"
         #The new USRP repository