diff --git a/templates/module-init-tools/LFS-man_pages-1.diff.bz2 b/templates/module-init-tools/LFS-man_pages-1.diff.bz2
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diff --git a/templates/module-init-tools/template b/templates/module-init-tools/template
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--- a/templates/module-init-tools/template
+++ b/templates/module-init-tools/template
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'module-init-tools'
 pkgname=module-init-tools
-version=3.6
-patch_files="LFS-man_pages-1.diff.bz2"
-patch_args="-Np1"
+version=3.8
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}//utils/kernel/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-zlib --prefix="
 short_desc="Tools for managing kernel modules"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=64a0b3b058f2236be1a8138356306c91e5f23f149a131428e4c7d97b1c050728
+checksum=dc880716a6b16a28dd5e18178bd266b9f598bd29b2580688390915bcc1aef65e
 long_desc="
  The module-init-tools package provides many of the utilities
  needed by Linux systems for managing loadable Linux Kernel Modules. This
@@ -20,6 +18,8 @@ Add_dependency full zlib
 
 post_install()
 {
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/sbin/generate-modprobe.conf
+
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/etc
 	cat >> ${DESTDIR}/etc/modprobe.conf <<_EOF
 #