diff --git a/cntk/cntk.patch b/cntk/cntk.patch
index b640a1d998..282d744ab9 100644
--- a/cntk/cntk.patch
+++ b/cntk/cntk.patch
@@ -298,3 +298,18 @@ Index: configure
  then
      echo Generating $makefile
      realconf=`readlink -f $configure`
+Index: Source/PerformanceProfilerDll/PerformanceProfiler.cpp
+--- Source/PerformanceProfilerDll/PerformanceProfiler.cpp.orig	2017-01-01 10:58:55.000000000 +0100
++++ Source/PerformanceProfilerDll/PerformanceProfiler.cpp	2017-01-01 11:10:31.383503000 +0100
+@@ -381,8 +381,10 @@
+ {
+ #ifdef _WIN32
+     return (unsigned int)GetCurrentThreadId();
+-#else
++#elif defined(SYS_gettid)
+     return (unsigned int)syscall(SYS_gettid);
++#else
++    return (unsigned int)0;
+ #endif
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/cntk/cntk.spec b/cntk/cntk.spec
index 4ddd0519de..6f4722c02c 100644
--- a/cntk/cntk.spec
+++ b/cntk/cntk.spec
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG Community
 Class:        EVAL
 Group:        Algorithm
 License:      BSD-style
-Version:      20161226
-Release:      20161227
+Version:      20170101
+Release:      20170101
 
 #   package options
 %option       with_opencv  no