diff --git a/srcpkgs/oprofile/patches/opcontrol_hardcoded_path.patch b/srcpkgs/oprofile/patches/opcontrol_hardcoded_path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..02eefa190db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/oprofile/patches/opcontrol_hardcoded_path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Assume that which and dirname are found in PATH, don't harcode your custom PATH.
+
+--- utils/opcontrol.orig	2011-12-16 16:32:00.405576367 +0100
++++ utils/opcontrol	2011-12-16 16:32:25.755959905 +0100
+@@ -2156,8 +2156,8 @@ help_start_daemon_with_ibs()
+ # determine the location of opcontrol and related programs
+ if test -z "$OPDIR"; then
+ 	BINDIR="/usr/bin"
+-	OPCONTROL=`$BINDIR/which $0`
+-	OPDIR=`$BINDIR/dirname $OPCONTROL`
++	OPCONTROL=`which $0`
++	OPDIR=`dirname $OPCONTROL`
+ fi
+ 
+ PATH=$OPDIR:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
diff --git a/srcpkgs/oprofile/template b/srcpkgs/oprofile/template
index f21e8bd2bdf..71b30888216 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/oprofile/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/oprofile/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'oprofile'
 pkgname=oprofile
 version=0.9.7
-revision=1
+revision=2
 homepage="http://oprofile.sourceforge.net"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ system_accounts="oprofile"
 oprofile_homedir="/var/lib/oprofile"
 make_dirs="/var/lib/oprofile 0750 oprofile oprofile"
 
+Add_dependency build coreutils
 Add_dependency build qt-devel
 Add_dependency build zlib-devel
 Add_dependency build popt-devel