diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
index a23f20bb2444..2def6c8d4e83 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "12pi7i2mxff5jab48pqpwlz2pi0j6sp9p7bgrcl663iiw81zglj9";
   };
 
+  buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional aclSupport acl;
+  
+  # Support older Linux kernels.
+  patches = [ ./setting-time-backward-compatibility.patch ];
+  
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/;
     description = "The basic file, shell and text manipulation utilities of the GNU operating system";
   };
-
-  buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional aclSupport acl;
-  # Older kernels: patches = ./setting-time-backward-compatibility.patch;
 }