diff --git a/srcpkgs/sudo/patches/mksigname-for-host.patch b/srcpkgs/sudo/patches/mksigname-for-host.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index bde2d267a19..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/sudo/patches/mksigname-for-host.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
---- a/lib/util/Makefile.in	2015-07-17 07:53:22.343559193 +0200
-+++ b/lib/util/Makefile.in	2015-07-17 07:53:47.419297775 +0200
-@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ signame.c: mksigname
- 	./mksigname > $@
- 
- mksiglist: $(srcdir)/mksiglist.c $(srcdir)/mksiglist.h $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h $(top_builddir)/config.h
--	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(srcdir)/mksiglist.c -o $@
-+	$(BUILD_CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(BUILD_CFLAGS) $(srcdir)/mksiglist.c -o $@
- 
- mksigname: $(srcdir)/mksigname.c $(srcdir)/mksigname.h $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h $(top_builddir)/config.h
--	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(srcdir)/mksigname.c -o $@
-+	$(BUILD_CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(BUILD_CFLAGS) $(srcdir)/mksigname.c -o $@
- 
- $(srcdir)/mksiglist.h: $(srcdir)/siglist.in
- 	@if [ -n "$(DEVEL)" ]; then \
diff --git a/srcpkgs/sudo/template b/srcpkgs/sudo/template
index f70418dd6b7..659e78a013c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sudo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sudo/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'sudo'
 pkgname=sudo
-version=1.9.7
+version=1.9.8p2
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-ignore-dot --with-insults=disabled --with-all-insults --with-env-editor
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ license="ISC"
 homepage="https://www.sudo.ws/"
 changelog="https://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/raw-file/tip/NEWS"
 distfiles="https://www.sudo.ws/dist/sudo-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=2bbe7c2d6699b84d950ef9a43f09d4d967b8bc244b73bc095c4202068ddbe549
+checksum=9e3b8b8da7def43b6e60c257abe80467205670fd0f7c081de1423c414b680f2d
 conf_files="/etc/pam.d/sudo /etc/sudoers"
 lib32disabled=yes