diff --git a/util/admin/sudo/actions.py b/util/admin/sudo/actions.py
index 8b4f99b5aa..114c3ad372 100644
--- a/util/admin/sudo/actions.py
+++ b/util/admin/sudo/actions.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def setup():
                          --with-ldap \
                          --enable-shell-sets-home \
                          --without-selinux \
+                         --with-sendmail=/usr/sbin/sendmail \
                          --without-rpath")
     
     # fix unused direct dependency analysis
@@ -39,4 +40,4 @@ def build():
 def install():
     autotools.rawInstall("DESTDIR=%s" % get.installDIR())
 
-    pisitools.dodoc("README.LDAP", "README")
\ No newline at end of file
+    pisitools.dodoc("README.LDAP", "README")