diff --git a/nixos/modules/security/sudo.nix b/nixos/modules/security/sudo.nix
index 4bf214f73eaf..528c230686f7 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/security/sudo.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/security/sudo.nix
@@ -283,9 +283,7 @@ in
             src = pkgs.writeText "sudoers-in" cfg.configFile;
             preferLocalBuild = true;
           }
-          # Make sure that the sudoers file is syntactically valid.
-          # (currently disabled - NIXOS-66)
-          "${pkgs.buildPackages.sudo}/sbin/visudo -f $src -c && cp $src $out";
+          "${cfg.package}/bin/visudo -f $src -c && cp $src $out";
         mode = "0440";
       };