diff --git a/package/sudo/sudo.mk b/package/sudo/sudo.mk
index 28cfcbb1e2..8e237bd36a 100644
--- a/package/sudo/sudo.mk
+++ b/package/sudo/sudo.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ SUDO_SELINUX_MODULES = sudo
 SUDO_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS = INSTALL_OWNER="" DESTDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)" install
 SUDO_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--with-tzdir=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_TZDATA),/usr/share/zoneinfo,no) \
+	--enable-tmpfiles.d=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD),/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d,no) \
 	--without-lecture \
 	--without-sendmail \
 	--without-umask \