diff --git a/openpkg/HISTORY b/openpkg/HISTORY
index 068ea9c667..21e18cee17 100644
--- a/openpkg/HISTORY
+++ b/openpkg/HISTORY
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 2003
 ====
 
+20031107 fix usage of %pre in aux.wrapbin.sh -- was broken after recent work-offs
 20031102 upgrade to cURL 7.10.8
 20031031 upgrade to latest OSSP platform script version
 20031031 work-off aux.wrap{src,bin}.sh scripts and internal documentation in README
diff --git a/openpkg/aux.wrapbin.sh b/openpkg/aux.wrapbin.sh
index c56afa96f3..c64c128fda 100644
--- a/openpkg/aux.wrapbin.sh
+++ b/openpkg/aux.wrapbin.sh
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ cusr=`(id -un) 2>/dev/null ||\
 
 #   running the embedded %pre script for hooking into the system environment
 echo "++ hooking OpenPKG instance into system environment"
+prefix="$l_prefix"
 susr='@SUSR@'; sgrp='@SGRP@'
 musr='@MUSR@'; mgrp='@MGRP@'
 rusr='@RUSR@'; rgrp='@RGRP@'
diff --git a/openpkg/openpkg.spec b/openpkg/openpkg.spec
index 22648a57e9..df9feb0b71 100644
--- a/openpkg/openpkg.spec
+++ b/openpkg/openpkg.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #   o any cc(1)
 
 #   the package version/release
-%define       V_openpkg  20031102
+%define       V_openpkg  20031107
 
 #   the used software versions
 %define       V_rpm      4.2.1