diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hotplug/builder.sh b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hotplug/builder.sh
index e5ab3bd46f1..ad924089c19 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hotplug/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hotplug/builder.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ preBuild() {
   mv etc/hotplug/pci.rc.tmp etc/hotplug/pci.rc
 
   sed -e "s^@coreutils\@^$coreutils^g" \
+      -e "s^@gnugrep\@^$gnugrep^g" \
+      -e "s^@utillinux\@^$utillinux^g" \
+      -e "s^@module_init_tools\@^$module_init_tools^g" \
+      -e "s^@gnused\@^$gnused^g" \
+      -e "s^@procps\@^$procps^g" \
       < etc/hotplug/usb.rc > etc/hotplug/usb.rc.tmp
   mv etc/hotplug/usb.rc.tmp etc/hotplug/usb.rc
 
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hotplug/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hotplug/default.nix
index 766ef957eae..8278ff37c13 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hotplug/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hotplug/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, bash, gnused, coreutils}:
+{stdenv, fetchurl, bash, gnused, coreutils, utillinux, gnugrep, module_init_tools}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "hotplug-2004_03_29";
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     md5 = "167bd479a1ca30243c51ca088e0942b3";
   };
   patches = [./hotplug-install-path.patch ./hotplug-install.patch ./hotplug-2004_03_29-bash.patch];
-  inherit bash gnused coreutils;
+  inherit bash gnused coreutils utillinux gnugrep module_init_tools;
 }
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 ed808348379..917daa90ac0 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
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ diff -ruN hotplug-2004_03_29/etc/hotplug/pci.rc hotplug-2004_03_29.new/etc/hotpl
          ;;
    status)
 -	echo $"PCI Status for kernel: "  `uname -srm`
-+	echo $"PCI Status for kernel: "  `@coreutils@/bin/uname -srm`
++	echo $"PCI Status for kernel: "  `@coreutils/bin/uname -srm`
  	echo ''
  
  	if [ -f /proc/bus/pci/devices ]; then
@@ -79,8 +79,18 @@ diff -ruN hotplug-2004_03_29/etc/hotplug/tape.permissions hotplug-2004_03_29.new
  #
 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 18:51:06.000000000 +0100
-@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
++++ hotplug-2004_03_29.new/etc/hotplug/usb.rc	2006-01-05 20:26:21.000000000 +0100
+@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
+ # system console can't be removed by accident.
+ 
+ 
+-PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
++#PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
++PATH=@coreutils@/bin:@gnugrep@/bin:@utillinux@/bin:@module_init_tools@/sbin:@gnused@/bin:@procps@/bin
+ 
+ unset I_WANT_A_BROKEN_PS
+ PS_PERSONALITY=linux
+@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@
  	maybe_stop_usb
          ;;
    status)