diff --git a/srcpkgs/sudo/REMOVE b/srcpkgs/sudo/REMOVE
index 822a633a0cc..3154a21a503 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sudo/REMOVE
+++ b/srcpkgs/sudo/REMOVE
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 #
 case "${ACTION}" in
 post)
-	rmdir etc/sudoers.d 2>/dev/null
+	[ -d etc/sudoers.d ] && rmdir etc/sudoers.d 2>/dev/null
+	;;
+purge)
+	[ -f etc/sudoers ] && rm -f etc/sudoers
 	;;
 esac
diff --git a/srcpkgs/sudo/template b/srcpkgs/sudo/template
index e062795f21e..32afdb8e5ea 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sudo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sudo/template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'sudo'.
 pkgname=sudo
 version=1.8.1p2
+revision=1
 distfiles="http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/dist/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--with-ignore-dot -with-all-insults --with-env-editor