diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 28c65d176..57b814d98 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
   $proxy_redirect                 = $nginx::params::nx_proxy_redirect,
   $proxy_send_timeout             = $nginx::params::nx_proxy_send_timeout,
   $proxy_set_header               = $nginx::params::nx_proxy_set_header,
+  $sendfile                       = $nginx::params::nx_sendfile,
   $server_tokens                  = $nginx::params::nx_server_tokens,
   $service_ensure                 = $nginx::params::nx_service_ensure,
   $service_restart                = $nginx::params::nx_service_restart,
diff --git a/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb b/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
index 615fcb136..fb492d918 100644
--- a/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ http {
 
   access_log  <%= @http_access_log %>;
 
-  sendfile    <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_sendfile')%>;
+  sendfile    <%= @sendfile %>;
 
   server_tokens <%= @server_tokens %>;