diff --git a/fping/Build-nodes b/fping/Build-nodes
index e46505a..4070e29 100644
--- a/fping/Build-nodes
+++ b/fping/Build-nodes
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ Build notes
 2. cd to /tmp/fping.
 3. un-tar the files
 4. run ./fping-2.4b2_to/configure to create a Makefile.
-5. copy fping.spec to current directory
+5. copy fping.spec /tmp/fping directory 
 6. tar -cvf fping.tar fping.spec fping-2.4b2_to
 7. gzip fping.tar to create a new fping.tar.gz
 8. copy fping.tar.gz to /usr/src/packages/SOURCES/ directory
-9. rpmbuild -ta /usr/src/packages/SOURCES/fping.tar.gz
+9. copy fping.patch to /usr/src/packages/SOURCES/ directory
+10. rpmbuild -ta /usr/src/packages/SOURCES/fping.tar.gz
 
diff --git a/fping/fping.patch b/fping/fping.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71c91d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fping/fping.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -uNr fping-2.4b2_to/fping.c fping-2.4b2_to_new/fping.c
+--- fping-2.4b2_to/fping.c	2001-07-20 13:10:26.000000000 -0400
++++ fping-2.4b2_to_new/fping.c	2008-02-08 16:28:44.000000000 -0500
+@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@
+ 		if( handle_random_icmp( icp, result, &response_addr ) )
+ 			num_othericmprcvd++;
+ 		
+-		return 1;
++		return 0;
+ 	
+ 	}/* IF */
+ 
diff --git a/fping/fping.spec b/fping/fping.spec
index d4e7c79..ab68c02 100644
--- a/fping/fping.spec
+++ b/fping/fping.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: fping.tar.gz
-#Patch: fping.patch
+Patch: fping.patch
 Release: 1
 AutoReq: true
 AutoProv: true
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ URL:	 http://fping.sourceforge.net/
 fping pings hosts in parallel
 %Prep
 %setup -q
-#%patch
+%patch -p1
 
 
 %Build