diff --git a/ultralytics/utils/checks.py b/ultralytics/utils/checks.py
index bba75298..984b7e46 100644
--- a/ultralytics/utils/checks.py
+++ b/ultralytics/utils/checks.py
@@ -787,11 +787,12 @@ def is_sudo_available() -> bool:
     Check if the sudo command is available in the environment.
 
     Returns:
-        bool: True if the sudo command is available, False otherwise.
+        (bool): True if the sudo command is available, False otherwise.
     """
     if WINDOWS:
         return False
-    subprocess.run("sudo --version", shell=True, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL).returncode == 0
+    cmd = "sudo --version"
+    return subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL).returncode == 0
 
 
 # Run checks and define constants