diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
index 7124e86f5..e3ef236a4 100644
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@@ -79,6 +79,24 @@ if test X"$found" != X"yes"; then
 fi
 ])dnl
 
+dnl
+dnl check for utmp file
+dnl
+AC_DEFUN(SUDO_PATH_UTMP, [AC_MSG_CHECKING([for utmp file path])
+found=no
+for p in "/var/run/utmp" "/var/adm/utmp" "/etc/utmp"; do
+    if test -r "$p"; then
+	found=yes
+	AC_MSG_RESULT([$p])
+	SUDO_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(_PATH_UTMP, "$p")
+	break
+    fi
+done
+if test X"$found" != X"yes"; then
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([not found])
+fi
+])dnl
+
 dnl
 dnl Where the log file goes, use /var/log if it exists, else /{var,usr}/adm
 dnl
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c5ba7cfd4..057c4c893 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -15398,6 +15398,7 @@ done
 fi
 done
 
+utmp_style=LEGACY
 for ac_func in getutxid getutid
 do :
   as_ac_var=`$as_echo "ac_cv_func_$ac_func" | $as_tr_sh`
@@ -15407,11 +15408,11 @@ eval as_val=\$$as_ac_var
   cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define `$as_echo "HAVE_$ac_func" | $as_tr_cpp` 1
 _ACEOF
- utmp=POSIX; break
+ utmp_style=POSIX; break
 fi
 done
 
-if test "${utmp-NONE}" = "NONE"; then
+if test "$utmp_style" = "LEGACY"; then
     for ac_func in getttyent ttyslot
 do :
   as_ac_var=`$as_echo "ac_cv_func_$ac_func" | $as_tr_sh`
@@ -18842,6 +18843,28 @@ if test -n "$blibpath"; then
     fi
 fi
 
+if test "$utmp_style" = "LEGACY"; then
+    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for utmp file path" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for utmp file path... " >&6; }
+found=no
+for p in "/var/run/utmp" "/var/adm/utmp" "/etc/utmp"; do
+    if test -r "$p"; then
+	found=yes
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $p" >&5
+$as_echo "$p" >&6; }
+	cat >>confdefs.h <<EOF
+#define _PATH_UTMP "$p"
+EOF
+
+	break
+    fi
+done
+if test X"$found" != X"yes"; then
+    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: not found" >&5
+$as_echo "not found" >&6; }
+fi
+
+fi
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for log file location" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for log file location... " >&6; }
 if test -n "$with_logpath"; then
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 86f925b1c..7f849164c 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1992,8 +1992,9 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getline, [], [
     AC_LIBOBJ(getline)
     AC_CHECK_FUNCS(fgetln)
 ])
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getutxid getutid, [utmp=POSIX; break])
-if test "${utmp-NONE}" = "NONE"; then
+utmp_style=LEGACY
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getutxid getutid, [utmp_style=POSIX; break])
+if test "$utmp_style" = "LEGACY"; then
     AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getttyent ttyslot, [break])
 fi
 
@@ -2815,6 +2816,9 @@ fi
 dnl
 dnl Check for log file, timestamp and iolog locations
 dnl
+if test "$utmp_style" = "LEGACY"; then
+    SUDO_PATH_UTMP
+fi
 SUDO_LOGFILE
 SUDO_TIMEDIR
 SUDO_IO_LOGDIR
diff --git a/pathnames.h.in b/pathnames.h.in
index 2dcbef1bf..32bff86b7 100644
--- a/pathnames.h.in
+++ b/pathnames.h.in
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@
 #undef _PATH_MAILDIR
 #endif /* _PATH_MAILDIR */
 
+#ifndef _PATH_UTMP
+#undef _PATH_UTMP
+#endif /* _PATH_UTMP */
+
 #ifndef _PATH_SUDO_SESH
 #undef _PATH_SUDO_SESH
 #endif /* _PATH_SUDO_SESH */