diff --git a/deduplicate-sudo.patch b/deduplicate-sudo.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed92d4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deduplicate-sudo.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/conf/services/secure.conf	2016-03-30 23:32:33.000000000 +0200
++++ b/conf/services/secure.conf	2023-06-27 19:42:42.296713366 +0200
+@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
+ # Use this to ignore certain services in the secure log.
+ # You can ignore as many services as you would like.
+ # (we ignore sshd because its entries are processed by the sshd script)
+-$ignore_services = sshd Pluto stunnel proftpd saslauthd imapd postfix/smtpd
++$ignore_services = sshd Pluto stunnel proftpd saslauthd imapd postfix/smtpd sudo
+ 
+ # For these services, summarize only (i.e. don't least each IP, just
+ # list the number of connections total)
diff --git a/logwatch.spec b/logwatch.spec
index fac6b81..780df97 100644
--- a/logwatch.spec
+++ b/logwatch.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A log file analysis program
 Name: logwatch
 Version: 7.4.3
-Release: 17%{?dist}
+Release: 18%{?dist}
 License: MIT
 Group: Applications/System
 URL: http://www.logwatch.org/
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Patch11: systemd-noise-filter.patch
 Patch12: auditd-startup-messages.patch
 Patch13: ignore-server-ready.patch
 Patch14: ras-correctable-errors.patch
+Patch15: deduplicate-sudo.patch
 
 BuildRequires: perl-generators
 Requires: grep mailx
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ of the package on many systems.
 %patch12 -p1
 %patch13 -p1
 %patch14 -p1
+%patch15 -p1
 rm -f scripts/services/*.orig
 
 %build
@@ -161,6 +163,10 @@ echo "# Configuration overrides for specific logfiles/services may be placed her
 %{_mandir}/man*/*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jun 27 2023 Pavel Šimovec <psimovec@redhat.com> - 7.4.3-18
+- ignore sudo service as it is already reported in secure service
+- Resolves: rhbz#2043951
+
 * Tue Jun 27 2023 Pavel Šimovec <psimovec@redhat.com> - 7.4.3-17
 - do not treat "RAS: Correctable Errors collector initialized" message as an error
 - Resolves: rhbz#2043946