diff --git a/base/coreutils/coreutils.conf b/base/coreutils/coreutils.conf
index 58523fe7b..8014bc6b1 100644
--- a/base/coreutils/coreutils.conf
+++ b/base/coreutils/coreutils.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../coreutils/coreutils.conf
-# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2009 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2012 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
 #
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ if atstage cross; then
 	var_append configcache ' ' 'gl_cv_func_re_compile_pattern_working=yes'
 	var_append configcache ' ' 'gl_cv_func_rename_trailing_dest_slash_bug=no'
 	var_append configcache ' ' 'gl_cv_func_rename_trailing_slash_bug=no'
+
+	# cannot be tested while cross-compiling
+	var_append configcache ' ' 'gl_cv_func_fstatat_zero_flag=yes'
 fi
 
 # apply the patches defined in the coreutils.desc
diff --git a/base/coreutils/coreutils.desc b/base/coreutils/coreutils.desc
index b70c69b99..c665a85ae 100644
--- a/base/coreutils/coreutils.desc
+++ b/base/coreutils/coreutils.desc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 [COPY] This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 [COPY]
 [COPY] Filename: package/.../coreutils/coreutils.desc
-[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2011 The OpenSDE Project
+[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2012 The OpenSDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
 [COPY]
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
-[V] 8.10
+[V] 8.13
 [P] X -1-3-5---9 107.100
 
-[D] 2280863582 coreutils-8.10.tar.gz ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/coreutils/
+[D] 1847010262 coreutils-8.13.tar.gz ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/coreutils/