1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kdesu/default.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kdesu/default.nix
index 29a02d750762..b5aed8236fd3 100644
--- a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kdesu/default.nix
+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kdesu/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   mkDerivation, lib,
   extra-cmake-modules,
   kcoreaddons, ki18n, kpty, kservice, qtbase,
+  useSudo ? false
 }:
 
 mkDerivation {
@@ -11,5 +12,6 @@ mkDerivation {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ kpty ];
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
   patches = [ ./kdesu-search-for-wrapped-daemon-first.patch ];
+  cmakeFlags = lib.optionals useSudo [ "-DKDESU_USE_SUDO_DEFAULT=On" ];
   meta.platforms = lib.platforms.linux ++ lib.platforms.freebsd;
 }