diff --git a/libs/mysql/patches/502-fix-hostname.patch b/libs/mysql/patches/502-fix-hostname.patch
index 632cb9855..a35c3be83 100644
--- a/libs/mysql/patches/502-fix-hostname.patch
+++ b/libs/mysql/patches/502-fix-hostname.patch
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  
  # Try to determine the hostname
 -hostname=`@HOSTNAME@`
-+hostname=`cat /proc/net/hostname`
++hostname=`cat /proc/sys/kernel/hostname`
  
  # Check if hostname is valid
  if test "$cross_bootstrap" -eq 0 -a "$in_rpm" -eq 0 -a "$force" -eq 0