diff --git a/debian/patches/fix-npcd-path b/debian/patches/fix-npcd-path
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Index: pkg-pnp4nagios/sample-config/pnp/npcd.cfg-sample.in
+===================================================================
+--- pkg-pnp4nagios.orig/sample-config/pnp/npcd.cfg-sample.in 2011-01-26 14:33:43.595054016 +0100
++++ pkg-pnp4nagios/sample-config/pnp/npcd.cfg-sample.in 2011-01-26 14:36:53.351054016 +0100
+@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
+ # perfdata_spool_dir = </path/to/directory/>
+ #
+
+-perfdata_spool_dir = @PERFDATA_SPOOL_DIR@/
++perfdata_spool_dir = @PERFDATA_SPOOL_DIR@/npcd/
+
+
+ # Execute following command for each found file
+@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
+ # perfdata_file = </path/to/file>
+ #
+
+-perfdata_file = @localstatedir@/perfdata.dump
++perfdata_file = @PERFDATA_SPOOL_DIR@/nagios/perfdata.dump
+
+
+ # perfdata_spool_filename - declare the destination