diff --git a/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/ostype/bsd4.4.m4 b/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/ostype/bsd4.4.m4
index 835e4d89c6c..fe66abdb3bb 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/ostype/bsd4.4.m4
+++ b/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/ostype/bsd4.4.m4
@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@ VERSIONID(`@(#)bsd4.4.m4	8.4 (Berkeley) 11/13/95')
 ifdef(`HELP_FILE',, `define(`HELP_FILE', /usr/share/misc/sendmail.hf)')dnl
 ifdef(`STATUS_FILE',, `define(`STATUS_FILE', /var/log/sendmail.st)')dnl
 ifdef(`LOCAL_MAILER_PATH',, `define(`LOCAL_MAILER_PATH', /usr/libexec/mail.local)')dnl
+ifdef(`LOCAL_MAILER_ARGS',, `define(`LOCAL_MAILER_ARGS', `mail $u')')dnl
 ifdef(`UUCP_MAILER_ARGS',, `define(`UUCP_MAILER_ARGS', `uux - -r -z -a$g $h!rmail ($u)')')dnl