diff --git a/plugins/sudo/sudo.plugin.zsh b/plugins/sudo/sudo.plugin.zsh
index d12e06853..5298ae955 100644
--- a/plugins/sudo/sudo.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/sudo/sudo.plugin.zsh
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
 
 sudo-command-line() {
 [[ -z $BUFFER ]] && zle up-history
-[[ $BUFFER != sudo\ * ]] && BUFFER="sudo $BUFFER"
-zle end-of-line 
+[[ $BUFFER != sudo\ * ]] && LBUFFER="sudo $LBUFFER"
 }
 zle -N sudo-command-line
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