diff --git a/sysutils/service-config/files/patch-hier.c b/sysutils/service-config/files/patch-hier.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..66863686fb9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/service-config/files/patch-hier.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- hier.c.orig	Fri Dec 10 09:39:48 2004
++++ hier.c	Fri Dec 10 09:39:55 2004
+@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
+ 
+ void hier()
+ {
++  /*
+   h(auto_home,-1,-1,02755);
+   d(auto_home,"bin",-1,-1,02755);
++  */
+ 
+   c(auto_home,"bin","ipc-config",-1,-1,0755);
+   c(auto_home,"bin","ipcx-config",-1,-1,0755);