diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo.inc b/meta/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo.inc
index 72a7c167cd..83dd209afa 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo.inc
@@ -29,11 +29,3 @@ do_install_prepend (){
 	mkdir -p ${D}/${localstatedir}/lib
 }
 
-pkg_postinst_${PN} () {
-	if [ "x$D" != "x" ]; then
-		exit 1
-	fi
-
-	chmod 4111 /usr/bin/sudo
-	chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers
-}
diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo_1.8.1p2.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo_1.8.1p2.bb
index b56829181a..6629d1ef74 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo_1.8.1p2.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo_1.8.1p2.bb
@@ -23,4 +23,7 @@ do_install_append () {
 			break
 		fi
 	done
+
+	chmod 4111 $D/usr/bin/sudo
+	chmod 0440 $D/etc/sudoers
 }