diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 6e818f6..4317068 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ php_webserver_daemon: "httpd"
 
 php_enable_php_fpm: false
 
-sendmail_path: "/usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i"
+php_sendmail_path: "/usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i"
diff --git a/templates/php.ini.j2 b/templates/php.ini.j2
index e7c058c..cf01c6f 100644
--- a/templates/php.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/php.ini.j2
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ smtp_port = 25
 
 ; For Unix only.  You may supply arguments as well (default: "sendmail -t -i").
 ; http://php.net/sendmail-path
-sendmail_path = {{ sendmail_path }}
+sendmail_path = {{ php_sendmail_path }}
 
 ; Force the addition of the specified parameters to be passed as extra parameters
 ; to the sendmail binary. These parameters will always replace the value of