diff --git a/lm_sensors-2.10.4-service-default-off.patch b/lm_sensors-2.10.4-service-default-off.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..081b085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lm_sensors-2.10.4-service-default-off.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+--- lm_sensors-2.10.4/prog/detect/sensors-detect~    2007-07-19 13:53:58.000000000 -0400
++++ lm_sensors-2.10.4/prog/detect/sensors-detect      2007-08-21 14:29:25.000000000 -0400
+@@ -5785,10 +5785,8 @@
+       $i++;
+     }
+     print SYSCONFIG $sysconfig;
+-
+-    print "Copy prog/init/lm_sensors.init to /etc/init.d/lm_sensors\n".
+-          "for initialization at boot time.\n"
+-      unless -f "/etc/init.d/lm_sensors";
++    
++    system("/sbin/chkconfig", "lm_sensors", "on");
+   }
+ }
+diff -up lm_sensors-2.10.4/prog/init/lm_sensors.init~ lm_sensors-2.10.4/prog/init/lm_sensors.init
+--- lm_sensors-2.10.4/prog/init/lm_sensors.init~	2007-08-22 16:43:50.000000000 +0200
++++ lm_sensors-2.10.4/prog/init/lm_sensors.init	2007-08-22 16:43:50.000000000 +0200
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ #!/bin/sh
+ #
+-# chkconfig: 2345 26 74
++# chkconfig: - 26 74
+ # description: sensors is used for monitoring motherboard sensor values.
+ # config: /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors
+ #
diff --git a/lm_sensors.spec b/lm_sensors.spec
index 5016cd8..cef242b 100644
--- a/lm_sensors.spec
+++ b/lm_sensors.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Source1: lm_sensors.sysconfig
 # these 2 were taken from PLD-linux, Thanks!
 Source2: sensord.sysconfig
 Source3: sensord.init
+Patch0: lm_sensors-2.10.4-service-default-off.patch
 Summary: Hardware monitoring tools
 Group: Applications/System
 License: GPLv2+
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ what you are doing.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q 
+%patch0 -p1
 mv prog/init/README prog/init/README.initscripts
 chmod -x prog/init/fancontrol.init