diff --git a/elements/fedora/pre-install.d/00-allow-root-sudo b/elements/fedora/pre-install.d/00-allow-root-sudo
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4736ac8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/fedora/pre-install.d/00-allow-root-sudo
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# root can not sudo without a tty by default.
+echo "Defaults:root !requiretty" >> /etc/sudoers.d/root-notty
+chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/root-notty
+visudo -c