diff --git a/util/admin/sudo/actions.py b/util/admin/sudo/actions.py
index 57e0fdf940..3df66ad240 100644
--- a/util/admin/sudo/actions.py
+++ b/util/admin/sudo/actions.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def setup():
 
     #autotools.autoreconf("-fi")
 
-    autotools.configure("--libexecdir=/usr/libexec/sudo \
+    autotools.configure("--libexecdir=/usr/libexec \
                          --with-rundir=/run/sudo \
                          --with-noexec=/usr/libexec/sudo/sudo_noexec.so \
                          --with-logging=syslog \
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ def setup():
                          --with-ldap \
                          --enable-shell-sets-home \
                          --without-selinux \
-                         --with-sendmail=/usr/sbin/sendmail \
-                         --without-rpath")
+                         --with-sendmail=/usr/sbin/sendmail")
 
     # fix unused direct dependency analysis
     pisitools.dosed("libtool", " -shared ", " -Wl,-O1,--as-needed -shared ")
diff --git a/util/admin/sudo/pspec.xml b/util/admin/sudo/pspec.xml
index b122daef02..547d3406a0 100644
--- a/util/admin/sudo/pspec.xml
+++ b/util/admin/sudo/pspec.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <IsA>app:console</IsA>
         <Summary>Allows restricted root access for specified users</Summary>
         <Description>sudo allows certain users/groups to run commands with root user privileges.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="e439530f86550c495a8d066a140a0230cbba1874" type="targz">https://www.sudo.ws/sudo/dist/sudo-1.9.7.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="b1dda3307e14e5787bb86340f0d244fa2ed745fb" type="targz">https://www.sudo.ws/sudo/dist/sudo-1.9.8.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>nss-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>pam-devel</Dependency>
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="14">
+            <Date>2021-09-14</Date>
+            <Version>1.9.8</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="13">
             <Date>2021-06-08</Date>
             <Version>1.9.7</Version>