diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo_1.8.29.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo_1.8.29.bb
index 8da2d64631..7089e1a1d2 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo_1.8.29.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo_1.8.29.bb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF += " \
              ac_cv_type_rsize_t=no \
              ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'pam', '--with-pam', '--without-pam', d)} \
              ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'systemd', '--enable-tmpfiles.d=${nonarch_libdir}/tmpfiles.d', '--disable-tmpfiles.d', d)} \
+             --with-vardir=/var/lib/sudo \
              "
 
 do_install_append () {