diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index fe04da8..9229248 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ php_enable_webserver: true
 php_webserver_daemon: "httpd"
 
 php_enable_php_fpm: false
+
+php_sendmail_path: "/usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i"
diff --git a/templates/php.ini.j2 b/templates/php.ini.j2
index e72a502..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 = /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i
+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