diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hotplug/hotplug-2004_03_29-bash.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hotplug/hotplug-2004_03_29-bash.patch
index 8d072d702c4f..72a7466c7e58 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hotplug/hotplug-2004_03_29-bash.patch
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hotplug/hotplug-2004_03_29-bash.patch
@@ -79,7 +79,16 @@ diff -ruN hotplug-2004_03_29/etc/hotplug/tape.permissions hotplug-2004_03_29.new
  #
 diff -ruN hotplug-2004_03_29/etc/hotplug/usb.agent hotplug-2004_03_29.new/etc/hotplug/usb.agent
 --- hotplug-2004_03_29/etc/hotplug/usb.agent	2004-03-26 23:36:38.000000000 +0100
-+++ hotplug-2004_03_29.new/etc/hotplug/usb.agent	2006-01-05 20:38:35.000000000 +0100
++++ hotplug-2004_03_29.new/etc/hotplug/usb.agent	2006-01-05 20:44:40.000000000 +0100
+@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
+     if [ ! -f $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/bNumConfigurations ]; then
+ 	exit 0
+     fi
+-    TMP=$(cat $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/bNumConfigurations)
++    TMP=$(@coreutils@/bin/cat $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/bNumConfigurations)
+     if [ $TMP -ne 1 -a "$ACTION" = add ]; then
+ 	mesg Keeping default configuration with $SYSFS/$DEVPATH
+     fi
 @@ -174,10 +174,10 @@
      # work around 2.2.early brokenness
      # munges the usb_bcdDevice such that it is a integer rather
@@ -93,6 +102,32 @@ diff -ruN hotplug-2004_03_29/etc/hotplug/usb.agent hotplug-2004_03_29.new/etc/ho
      usb_idVendor=$((0x$1))
      usb_idProduct=$((0x$2))
      usb_bcdDevice=$((0x$3))
+@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@
+         usb_bDeviceProtocol=$3
+ 	IFS="$DEFAULT_IFS"
+     elif [ -r $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/bDeviceClass ]; then
+-	usb_bDeviceClass=$((0x$(cat $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/bDeviceClass)))
+-	usb_bDeviceSubClass=$((0x$(cat $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/bDeviceSubClass)))
+-	usb_bDeviceProtocol=$((0x$(cat $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/bDeviceProtocol)))
++	usb_bDeviceClass=$((0x$(@coreutils@/bin/cat $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/bDeviceClass)))
++	usb_bDeviceSubClass=$((0x$(@coreutils@/bin/cat $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/bDeviceSubClass)))
++	usb_bDeviceProtocol=$((0x$(@coreutils@/bin/cat $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/bDeviceProtocol)))
+     else
+ 	# out-of-range values
+ 	usb_bDeviceClass=1000
+@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@
+     	usb_bInterfaceProtocol=$3
+ 	IFS="$DEFAULT_IFS"
+     elif [ -r $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/bInterfaceClass ]; then
+-	usb_bInterfaceClass=$((0x$(cat $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/bInterfaceClass)))
+-	usb_bInterfaceSubClass=$((0x$(cat $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/bInterfaceSubClass)))
+-	usb_bInterfaceProtocol=$((0x$(cat $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/bInterfaceProtocol)))
++	usb_bInterfaceClass=$((0x$(@coreutils@/bin/cat $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/bInterfaceClass)))
++	usb_bInterfaceSubClass=$((0x$(@coreutils@/bin/cat $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/bInterfaceSubClass)))
++	usb_bInterfaceProtocol=$((0x$(@coreutils@/bin/cat $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/bInterfaceProtocol)))
+     else
+ 	# out-of-range values
+ 	usb_bInterfaceClass=1000
 @@ -340,9 +340,9 @@
  # remover, or that the remove action can use to execute a remover.
  #
@@ -105,6 +140,15 @@ diff -ruN hotplug-2004_03_29/etc/hotplug/usb.agent hotplug-2004_03_29.new/etc/ho
  fi
  export REMOVER
  
+@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
+ 
+     FOUND=false
+     if [ -f $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/manufacturer ]; then
+-	LABEL="USB `cat $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/manufacturer` `cat $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/product`"
++	LABEL="USB `@coreutils@/bin/cat $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/manufacturer` `@coreutils@/bin/cat $SYSFS/$DEVPATH/product`"
+     else
+ 	LABEL="USB product $PRODUCT"
+     fi
 diff -ruN hotplug-2004_03_29/etc/hotplug/usb.rc hotplug-2004_03_29.new/etc/hotplug/usb.rc
 --- hotplug-2004_03_29/etc/hotplug/usb.rc	2004-03-29 21:34:30.000000000 +0200
 +++ hotplug-2004_03_29.new/etc/hotplug/usb.rc	2006-01-05 20:26:21.000000000 +0100