diff --git a/cone/libmail/configure.ac b/cone/libmail/configure.ac
index 31d37b5..f737c60 100644
--- a/cone/libmail/configure.ac
+++ b/cone/libmail/configure.ac
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
 LPATH="$PATH:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/lib"
 
-AC_PATH_PROG(SENDMAIL, sendmail, /usr/bin/sendmail, $LPATH)
+AC_PATH_PROG(SENDMAIL, sendmail, /usr/sbin/sendmail, $LPATH)
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SENDMAIL, "$SENDMAIL",
 			     [ Local sendmail program ])