diff --git a/scripts/get-helm-3 b/scripts/get-helm-3
index 08d0e14ca..15665737b 100755
--- a/scripts/get-helm-3
+++ b/scripts/get-helm-3
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # the package manager for Go: https://github.com/Masterminds/glide.sh/blob/master/get
 
 : ${BINARY_NAME:="helm"}
-: ${USE_SUDO:="true"}
+: ${HELM_INSTALL_USE_SUDO:="true"}
 : ${DEBUG:="false"}
 : ${VERIFY_CHECKSUM:="true"}
 : ${VERIFY_SIGNATURES:="false"}
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ initOS() {
 runAsRoot() {
   local CMD="$*"
 
-  if [ $EUID -ne 0 -a $USE_SUDO = "true" ]; then
+  if [ $EUID -ne 0 -a $HELM_INSTALL_USE_SUDO = "true" ]; then
     CMD="sudo $CMD"
   fi
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
        fi
        ;;
     '--no-sudo')
-       USE_SUDO="false"
+       HELM_INSTALL_USE_SUDO="false"
        ;;
     '--help'|-h)
        help