diff --git a/package/sudo/sudo.mk b/package/sudo/sudo.mk
index 9c62c49f5..f10d294e1 100644
--- a/package/sudo/sudo.mk
+++ b/package/sudo/sudo.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 #############################################################
 
-SUDO_VERSION = 1.7.7
+SUDO_VERSION = 1.7.8p1
 SUDO_SITE    = http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/dist
 
 SUDO_CONF_OPT = \