diff --git a/board/common/rootfs/etc/sudoers.d/wheel b/board/common/rootfs/etc/sudoers.d/wheel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbad9889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/common/rootfs/etc/sudoers.d/wheel
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
diff --git a/configs/aarch64_defconfig b/configs/aarch64_defconfig
index 40058503..6f8399cd 100644
--- a/configs/aarch64_defconfig
+++ b/configs/aarch64_defconfig
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_ULOGD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_BASH=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_BASH_COMPLETION=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HTOP=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_SUDO=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_IRQBALANCE=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD_TOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PWGEN=y
diff --git a/configs/x86_64_defconfig b/configs/x86_64_defconfig
index 14b8efa6..02e64f06 100644
--- a/configs/x86_64_defconfig
+++ b/configs/x86_64_defconfig
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_ULOGD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_BASH=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_BASH_COMPLETION=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HTOP=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_SUDO=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_IRQBALANCE=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD_TOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PWGEN=y