diff --git a/packages/network/wpa_supplicant/patches/wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-path.patch b/packages/network/wpa_supplicant/patches/wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92898a64e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/network/wpa_supplicant/patches/wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+diff -Naur wpa_supplicant-0.7.3/wpa_supplicant/dbus/fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant.service wpa_supplicant-0.7.3.patch/wpa_supplicant/dbus/fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant.service
+--- wpa_supplicant-0.7.3/wpa_supplicant/dbus/fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant.service	2010-09-07 17:43:39.000000000 +0200
++++ wpa_supplicant-0.7.3.patch/wpa_supplicant/dbus/fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant.service	2011-11-06 22:34:15.331582673 +0100
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+ [D-BUS Service]
+ Name=fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant
+-Exec=/sbin/wpa_supplicant -u
++Exec=/usr/bin/wpa_supplicant -u
+ User=root
+diff -Naur wpa_supplicant-0.7.3/wpa_supplicant/dbus/fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1.service wpa_supplicant-0.7.3.patch/wpa_supplicant/dbus/fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1.service
+--- wpa_supplicant-0.7.3/wpa_supplicant/dbus/fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1.service	2010-09-07 17:43:39.000000000 +0200
++++ wpa_supplicant-0.7.3.patch/wpa_supplicant/dbus/fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1.service	2011-11-06 22:34:24.216699484 +0100
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+ [D-BUS Service]
+ Name=fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1
+-Exec=/sbin/wpa_supplicant -u
++Exec=/usr/bin/wpa_supplicant -u
+ User=root