diff --git a/roles/releng/tasks/main.yml b/roles/releng/tasks/main.yml
index 8b686dfc9c..1112d04bf1 100644
--- a/roles/releng/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/releng/tasks/main.yml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('compose-x86-01')
 
 - name: sudoers defaults
-  copy: src="{{ private }}/files/sudo/releng-sudoers" dest=/etc/sudoers mode=0440
+  copy: src="{{ private }}/files/sudo/releng-sudoers" dest=/etc/sudoers.d/releng-sudoers mode=0440
   tags:
   - configs
 - name: sudoers for ftpsync