diff --git a/package/base/glibc23/glibc23.conf b/package/base/glibc23/glibc23.conf
index 8d01d8b70..a6fb05314 100644
--- a/package/base/glibc23/glibc23.conf
+++ b/package/base/glibc23/glibc23.conf
@@ -122,7 +122,11 @@ glibc_custmain() {
 }
 
 glibc_prepatch() {
-	tar $taropt $archdir/glibc-linuxthreads-$threadsver.tar.bz2
+	tarball="`echo $desc_D  | grep linuxthreads | \
+	          sed 's/.* \(.*\.linuxthreads.*\) .*/\1/'`"
+	if [ "$tarball" ] ; then
+		tar $taropt $archdir/$tarball
+	fi
 }
 
 glibc_stage0() {
@@ -140,8 +144,7 @@ glibc_stage0() {
 }
 
 threadsver="$ver"
-#reenable it as soon as the glibc morons release a new tarball ...
-#prepatch="glibc_prepatch"
+prepatch="glibc_prepatch"
 
 if [ $stagelevel -eq 0 ]; then
 	custmain="glibc_stage0"