diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0d270a4bf..60ec94104 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1219,6 +1219,8 @@ elif test x"$with_mailprog" != xno ; then
     AC_SUBST(SENDMAIL,$with_mailprog)
     AC_MSG_RESULT($with_mailprog)
 fi
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(NAME_OF_SENDMAIL,"$SENDMAIL",
+                   [Tool with sendmail -t interface])
 
 
 #
diff --git a/tools/send-mail.c b/tools/send-mail.c
index 9f07c7ac5..6492c43c1 100644
--- a/tools/send-mail.c
+++ b/tools/send-mail.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static gpg_error_t
 run_sendmail (estream_t data)
 {
   gpg_error_t err;
-  const char pgmname[] = "/usr/lib/sendmail";
+  const char pgmname[] = NAME_OF_SENDMAIL;
   const char *argv[3];
 
   argv[0] = "-oi";