diff --git a/net-snmp-5.9.4-remove-mail-sender.patch b/net-snmp-5.9.4-remove-mail-sender.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..152bea4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-snmp-5.9.4-remove-mail-sender.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+diff -urNp a/local/checkbandwidth b/local/checkbandwidth
+--- a/local/checkbandwidth	2024-06-21 21:17:01.675417287 +0200
++++ b/local/checkbandwidth	2024-06-21 21:19:40.107746544 +0200
+@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ See the Net-SNMP COPYING file for licens
+ 
+ use JSON;
+ use Data::Dumper;
+-use Mail::Sender;
+ use SNMP;
+ use Fcntl ':flock';
+ 
+@@ -744,19 +743,19 @@ sub send_rate_message($$$$$$) {
+ sub send_message($$$) {
+ 	my ($to, $subject, $text) = @_;
+ 
+-	my $sender = new Mail::Sender { smtp => $opts{'S'} ,
+-	                                port => $opts{'P'},
+-	                                from => $opts{'F'},
+-                                  };
+-
+-	my $status =
+-	  $sender->MailMsg({
+-	                    to      => $to,
+-	                    subject => $subject,
+-	                    msg     => $text
+-	                   });
++#	my $sender = new Mail::Sender { smtp => $opts{'S'} ,
++#	                                port => $opts{'P'},
++#	                                from => $opts{'F'},
++#                                  };
++
++	my $status = -1;
++#	  $sender->MailMsg({
++#	                    to      => $to,
++#	                    subject => $subject,
++#	                    msg     => $text
++#	                   });
+ 	if ($status < 0) {
+-		Log("Failed to send mail with error code $status: $Mail::Sender::Error");
++		Log("Failed to send mail with error code $status: Mail::Sender is not available");
+ 	}
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/net-snmp.spec b/net-snmp.spec
index 3b2660f..2df2631 100644
--- a/net-snmp.spec
+++ b/net-snmp.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 Summary:    A collection of SNMP protocol tools and libraries
 Name:       net-snmp
 Version:    5.9.4
-Release:    6%{?dist}
+Release:    7%{?dist}
 Epoch:      1
 
 License:    Net-SNMP and OpenSSL
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Patch22:    net-snmp-5.9-ipv6-disable-leak.patch
 Patch23:    net-snmp-5.9-rpmdb.patch
 Patch24:    net-snmp-5.9.4-test-fix.patch
 Patch25:    net-snmp-5.9.4-kernel-6.7.patch
+Patch26:    net-snmp-5.9.4-remove-mail-sender.patch
 
 # Modern RPM API means at least EL6
 Patch101:   net-snmp-5.8-modern-rpm-api.patch
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ cp %{SOURCE10} .
 %patch 23 -p1 -b .rpmdbpatch
 %patch 24 -p1 -b .test-fix
 %patch 25 -p1 -b .kernel-fix
+%patch 26 -p1 -b .remove-mail-sender
 
 %patch 101 -p1 -b .modern-rpm-api
 %patch 102 -p1
@@ -513,6 +515,9 @@ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%{buildroot}/%{_libdir} make test
 %{_libdir}/libnetsnmptrapd*.so.%{soname}*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jun 21 2024 Josef Ridky <jridky@redhat.com> - 1:5.9.4-7
+- remove dependency issue for Mail::Sender perl module (RHEL-44478)
+
 * Fri Jun 21 2024 Josef Ridky <jridky@redhat.com> - 1:5.9.4-6
 - add missing patch application