diff --git a/templates/coreutils/template b/templates/coreutils/template
index 6f6583b10a0..87494a321ab 100644
--- a/templates/coreutils/template
+++ b/templates/coreutils/template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'coreutils'
 pkgname=coreutils
 version=7.4
+revision=1
 distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-install-program=hostname --bindir=/bin
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ long_desc="
  utilities of the GNU operating system. These are the core utilities
  which are expected to exist on every operating system."
 
+essential=yes
 base_chroot=yes
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency full gmp