diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cyrus-sasl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cyrus-sasl/default.nix
index 95f2bf0a7e4..c5aefbe3214 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cyrus-sasl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cyrus-sasl/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   preConfigure = ''
     configureFlagsArray=( --with-plugindir=$out/lib/sasl2
                           --with-configdir=$out/lib/sasl2
+			  --with-saslauthd=/run/saslauthd
 			  --enable-login
 			)
   '';