diff --git a/lm_sensors-3.3.4-sensors-detect-ppc-missing-vendor_id.patch b/lm_sensors-3.3.4-sensors-detect-ppc-missing-vendor_id.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fb0671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lm_sensors-3.3.4-sensors-detect-ppc-missing-vendor_id.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+diff -Naur lm_sensors-3.3.4.orig/prog/detect/sensors-detect lm_sensors-3.3.4/prog/detect/sensors-detect
+--- lm_sensors-3.3.4.orig/prog/detect/sensors-detect	2013-08-07 09:46:59.000000000 -0400
++++ lm_sensors-3.3.4/prog/detect/sensors-detect	2013-09-09 13:59:09.753266033 -0400
+@@ -2657,6 +2657,7 @@
+ 		if (m/^processor\s*:\s*(\d+)/) {
+ 			push @cpu, $entry if scalar keys(%{$entry}); # Previous entry
+ 			$entry = { nr => $1 }; # New entry
++			$entry->{vendor_id} = "undefined";
+ 			next;
+ 		}
+ 		if (m/^(vendor_id|cpu family|model|model name|stepping|cpuid level)\s*:\s*(.+)$/) {
diff --git a/lm_sensors.spec b/lm_sensors.spec
index 37e8492..4f65391 100644
--- a/lm_sensors.spec
+++ b/lm_sensors.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name: lm_sensors
 Version: 3.3.4
-Release: 7%{?dist}
+Release: 8%{?dist}
 Summary: Hardware monitoring tools
 Group: Applications/System
 License: LGPLv2+ and GPLv3+ and GPLv2+ and Verbatim and Public domain
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Source4: lm_sensors-modprobe-r
 Patch0: lm_sensors-3.3.4-sensors-detect-null-input.patch
 Patch1: lm_sensors-3.3.4-lm_sensors-service-modprobe-warnings.patch
 Patch2: lm_sensors-3.3.4-man-sensors-conf-conv.patch
+Patch3: lm_sensors-3.3.4-sensors-detect-ppc-missing-vendor_id.patch
 
 %ifarch %{ix86} x86_64
 Requires: /usr/sbin/dmidecode
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ database, and warns of sensor alarms.
 %patch0 -p1
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2 -p1
+%patch3 -p1
 
 mv prog/init/README prog/init/README.initscripts
 chmod -x prog/init/fancontrol.init
@@ -169,6 +171,10 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Sep 09 2013 Jaromir Capik <jcapik@redhat.com> - 3.3.4-8
+- Fixing use of uninitialized 'vendor_id' value on ppc (#996590)
+- Fixing bogus date in the changelog
+
 * Wed Aug 07 2013 Jaromir Capik <jcapik@redhat.com> - 3.3.4-7
 - Fixing the license tag
 
@@ -408,7 +414,7 @@ fi
 * Tue Nov 08 2005 Phil Knirsch <pknirsch@redhat.com> 2.9.1-5
 - Fixed lm_sensors pwmconfig patch.
 
-* Tue Sep 01 2005 Phil Knirsch <pknirsch@redhat.com> 2.9.1-4
+* Thu Sep 01 2005 Phil Knirsch <pknirsch@redhat.com> 2.9.1-4
 - Fixed CAN-2005-2672 lm_sensors pwmconfig insecure temporary file usage
   (#166673)
 - Fixed missing optflags during build (#166910)