diff --git a/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper b/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
index 7e2912b7d1d1005342887ebcbe2ba063dcc97f08..68457164e78a6b72b13796cefd9031c3d900a067 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
+++ b/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
@@ -231,8 +231,10 @@ install_usrp_uhd_driver() {
 }
 
 check_install_bladerf_driver(){
-	$SUDO add-apt-repository -y ppa:bladerf/bladerf
-	$SUDO apt-get update
+	if [ "$(get_distribution_release)" == "Ubuntu14.04" ] ; then
+		$SUDO add-apt-repository -y ppa:bladerf/bladerf
+		$SUDO apt-get update
+	fi
 	$SUDO apt-get install -y bladerf libbladerf-dev
 	$SUDO apt-get install -y bladerf-firmware-fx3
 	$SUDO apt-get install -y bladerf-fpga-hostedx40