diff --git a/package/base/sendmail/setmailer.sh b/package/base/sendmail/setmailer.sh
index 4d0b75ed5..96de32b11 100644
--- a/package/base/sendmail/setmailer.sh
+++ b/package/base/sendmail/setmailer.sh
@@ -5,5 +5,9 @@ for x in sendmail mailq newaliases; do
 	echo -e "#!/bin/sh\nexec -a $x ${x}_@mailer@ \"\$@\"" > /usr/bin/$x
 	chmod +x /usr/bin/$x
 done
+
+# add compatibility symlink
+ln -sf /usr/bin/sendmail /usr/sbin/sendmail
+
 exit 0