2 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index 4c042af6c..7c9c99800 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 source $(dirname $0)/common.sh
 
 # Install required packages for make_repository.sh et al.
-sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y dpkg-sig coreutils apt-utils xz-utils
+apt_install dpkg-sig coreutils apt-utils xz-utils
 
 # Build runsc.
 runsc=$(build -c opt //runsc)
diff --git a/scripts/common.sh b/scripts/common.sh
index 3ca699e4a..735a383de 100755
--- a/scripts/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/common.sh
@@ -84,3 +84,17 @@ function install_runsc() {
   # Restart docker to pick up the new runtime configuration.
   sudo systemctl restart docker
 }
+
+# Installs the given packages. Note that the package names should be verified to
+# be correct, otherwise this may result in a loop that spins until time out.
+function apt_install() {
+  while true; do
+    if (sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y "$@"); then
+      break
+    fi
+    result=$?
+    if [[ $result -ne 100 ]]; then
+      return $result
+    fi
+  done
+}