diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/sudo/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/sudo/default.nix
index 7f900574eeb5..0d9ec8767209 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/sudo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/sudo/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   configureFlags = [
     "--with-env-editor"
     "--with-editor=/run/current-system/sw/bin/nano"
-    "--with-rundir=/run"
+    "--with-rundir=/run/sudo"
     "--with-vardir=/var/db/sudo"
     "--with-logpath=/var/log/sudo.log"
     "--with-sendmail=${sendmailPath}"