diff --git a/cronie-1.5.1-power.patch b/cronie-1.5.1-power.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2f9776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cronie-1.5.1-power.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+diff --git a/contrib/0anacron b/contrib/0anacron
+index 7bcb684..72a613d 100644
+--- a/contrib/0anacron
++++ b/contrib/0anacron
+@@ -4,14 +4,11 @@ if test -r /var/spool/anacron/cron.daily; then
+     day=`cat /var/spool/anacron/cron.daily`
+ fi
+ if [ `date +%Y%m%d` = "$day" ]; then
+-    exit 0;
++    exit 0
+ fi
+ 
+ # Do not run jobs when on battery power
+-if test -x /usr/bin/on_ac_power; then
+-    /usr/bin/on_ac_power >/dev/null 2>&1
+-    if test $? -eq 1; then
++if [ `cat /sys/class/power_supply/AC/online 2>/dev/null`x = 0x ]; then
+     exit 0
+-    fi
+ fi
+ /usr/sbin/anacron -s
diff --git a/cronie.spec b/cronie.spec
index b2f4ca1..3274b51 100644
--- a/cronie.spec
+++ b/cronie.spec
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 Summary:   Cron daemon for executing programs at set times
 Name:      cronie
 Version:   1.5.1
-Release:   1%{?dist}
+Release:   2%{?dist}
 License:   MIT and BSD and ISC and GPLv2+
 Group:     System Environment/Base
 URL:       https://fedorahosted.org/cronie
 Source0:   https://fedorahosted.org/releases/c/r/cronie/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+Patch1:    cronie-1.5.1-power.patch
+
 Requires:  dailyjobs
 
 %if %{with selinux}
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ extra features.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch1 -p1 -b .power
 
 %build
 %configure \
@@ -201,6 +204,9 @@ exit 0
 %attr(0644,root,root) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/cron.d/dailyjobs
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Aug 23 2016 Tomáš Mráz <tmraz@redhat.com> - 1.5.1-2
+- query power status directly from kernel
+
 * Thu Jun 23 2016 Tomáš Mráz <tmraz@redhat.com> - 1.5.1-1
 - new upstream release