diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/sudo/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/sudo/default.nix
index 6324ca0c3e2..ab46af5a1cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/sudo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/sudo/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--with-env-editor"
+    "--with-editor=/run/current-system/sw/bin/nano"
     "--with-rundir=/var/run"
     "--with-vardir=/var/db/sudo"
     "--with-logpath=/var/log/sudo.log"