diff --git a/srcpkgs/sudo/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/sudo/INSTALL
index b8b839ebcdf..fbd716b6a36 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sudo/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/sudo/INSTALL
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ post)
 		chmod 0440 etc/sudoers
 	fi
 	chmod 4111 usr/bin/sudo usr/bin/sudoedit
+	[ ! -d etc/sudoers.d ] && install -d etc/sudoers.d
 	;;
 esac
diff --git a/srcpkgs/sudo/template b/srcpkgs/sudo/template
index 2ce13cb76b3..0b58b3ace5a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sudo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sudo/template
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 # Template build file for 'sudo'.
 pkgname=sudo
-version=1.7.2p7
+version=1.7.4p4
 distfiles="http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/dist/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--with-ignore-dot -with-all-insults --with-env-editor
---enable-shell-sets-home --enable-noargs-shell --enable-pam
---disable-root-sudo --with-logfac=auth --without-sendmail
---disable-root-mailer --disable-setresuid"
+--enable-shell-sets-home --enable-noargs-shell --disable-setresuid
+--disable-root-sudo --with-logfac=auth --without-sendmail --disable-root-mailer"
 short_desc="Allow others to run commands as root"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=07a9c83e628a088314523e558236ac3c4cb0d54d7d7093e5b3e4c8101b1a2bea
+checksum=38de3c3e08346b2b8dcb3cf7ed0813300d1a1d5696d0f338ea8a4ef232aacf97
 long_desc="
  Sudo is a program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root
  privileges to users and log root activity. The basic philosophy is to