diff --git a/package/base/xfsprogs/new_automake.patch b/package/base/xfsprogs/new_automake.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8841c646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/base/xfsprogs/new_automake.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+diff -ruN xfsprogs-2.6.13-old/configure.in xfsprogs-2.6.13/configure.in
+--- xfsprogs-2.6.13-old/configure.in	2004-06-17 11:42:40.341733888 +0200
++++ xfsprogs-2.6.13/configure.in	2004-06-17 11:41:28.386672720 +0200
+@@ -26,7 +26,50 @@
+ 	enable_editline=no)
+ AC_SUBST(libeditline)
+ AC_SUBST(enable_editline)
++# Generic macro, sets up all of the global packaging variables.
++# The following environment variables may be set to override defaults:
++#   DEBUG OPTIMIZER MALLOCLIB PLATFORM DISTRIBUTION INSTALL_USER INSTALL_GROUP
++#   BUILD_VERSION
++#
++AC_DEFUN([AC_PACKAGE_GLOBALS],
++  [ pkg_name="$1"
++    AC_SUBST(pkg_name)
+ 
++    . ./VERSION
++    pkg_version=${PKG_MAJOR}.${PKG_MINOR}.${PKG_REVISION}
++    AC_SUBST(pkg_version)
++    pkg_release=$PKG_BUILD
++    test -z "$BUILD_VERSION" || pkg_release="$BUILD_VERSION"
++    AC_SUBST(pkg_release)
++
++    DEBUG=${DEBUG:-'-DDEBUG'}           dnl  -DNDEBUG
++    debug_build="$DEBUG"
++    AC_SUBST(debug_build)
++
++    OPTIMIZER=${OPTIMIZER:-'-g'}        dnl  -O2
++    opt_build="$OPTIMIZER"
++    AC_SUBST(opt_build)
++
++    MALLOCLIB=${MALLOCLIB:-''}          dnl  /usr/lib/libefence.a
++    malloc_lib="$MALLOCLIB"
++    AC_SUBST(malloc_lib)
++
++    PKG_USER=${INSTALL_USER:-'root'}
++    pkg_user="$PKG_USER"
++    AC_SUBST(pkg_user)
++
++    PKG_GROUP=${INSTALL_GROUP:-'root'}
++    pkg_group="$PKG_GROUP"
++    AC_SUBST(pkg_group)
++
++    pkg_distribution=`uname -s`
++    test -z "$DISTRIBUTION" || pkg_distribution="$DISTRIBUTION"
++    AC_SUBST(pkg_distribution)
++
++    pkg_platform=`uname -s | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z' | sed -e 's/irix64/irix/'`
++    test -z "$PLATFORM" || pkg_platform="$PLATFORM"
++    AC_SUBST(pkg_platform)
++ ])
+ AC_PACKAGE_GLOBALS(xfsprogs)
+ AC_PACKAGE_UTILITIES(xfsprogs)
+