diff --git a/meta/packages/python/python-imaging/path.patch b/meta/packages/python/python-imaging/path.patch
index 1dc467a56d..264dcc09b8 100644
--- a/meta/packages/python/python-imaging/path.patch
+++ b/meta/packages/python/python-imaging/path.patch
@@ -1,30 +1,26 @@
-Index: Imaging-1.1.5/setup.py
+Index: Imaging-1.1.7/setup.py
 ===================================================================
---- Imaging-1.1.5.orig/setup.py	2005-03-23 19:16:40.000000000 +0100
-+++ Imaging-1.1.5/setup.py	2006-05-31 14:36:07.000000000 +0200
-@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@
- #
+--- Imaging-1.1.7.orig/setup.py
++++ Imaging-1.1.7/setup.py
+@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ def libinclude(root):
  # TIFF_ROOT = libinclude("/opt/tiff")
  
--FREETYPE_ROOT = None
--JPEG_ROOT = None
-+FREETYPE_ROOT = os.environ['STAGING_LIBDIR'], os.environ['STAGING_INCDIR']
-+JPEG_ROOT = os.environ['STAGING_LIBDIR']
- TIFF_ROOT = None
--ZLIB_ROOT = None
-+ZLIB_ROOT = os.environ['STAGING_LIBDIR']
  TCL_ROOT = None
+-JPEG_ROOT = None
+-ZLIB_ROOT = None
++JPEG_ROOT = os.environ['STAGING_LIBDIR']
++ZLIB_ROOT = os.environ['STAGING_LIBDIR']
+ TIFF_ROOT = None
+-FREETYPE_ROOT = None
++FREETYPE_ROOT = os.environ['STAGING_LIBDIR'], os.environ['STAGING_INCDIR']
+ LCMS_ROOT = None
  
-+
  # FIXME: add mechanism to explicitly *disable* the use of a library
+@@ -207,14 +207,6 @@ class pil_build_ext(build_ext):
+             if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(tcl_dir, "tk.h")):
+                 add_directory(include_dirs, tcl_dir)
  
- # --------------------------------------------------------------------
-@@ -175,15 +176,6 @@
-             add_directory(include_dirs, include_root)
- 
-         #
--        # add standard directories
--
+-        # standard locations
 -        add_directory(library_dirs, "/usr/local/lib")
 -        add_directory(include_dirs, "/usr/local/include")
 -
diff --git a/meta/packages/python/python-imaging_1.1.6.bb b/meta/packages/python/python-imaging_1.1.7.bb
similarity index 95%
rename from meta/packages/python/python-imaging_1.1.6.bb
rename to meta/packages/python/python-imaging_1.1.7.bb
index 9f3b6323dd..98120432ac 100644
--- a/meta/packages/python/python-imaging_1.1.6.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/python/python-imaging_1.1.7.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SRCNAME = "Imaging"
 PR = "ml0"
 
 SRC_URI = "http://effbot.org/downloads/Imaging-${PV}.tar.gz \
-           file://path.patch;patch=1"
+           file://path.patch"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/${SRCNAME}-${PV}"
 
 inherit distutils