diff --git a/screen.changes b/screen.changes
index 8a464c8..9a8de9a 100644
--- a/screen.changes
+++ b/screen.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Sep 13 13:52:04 CEST 2012 - mls@suse.de
+
+- add prereq coreutils so that mkdir works [bnc#780033]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Sep  8 11:07:44 UTC 2012 - idonmez@suse.com
 
diff --git a/screen.spec b/screen.spec
index 36fa0f3..ac66e7e 100644
--- a/screen.spec
+++ b/screen.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
-
 Url:            http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/
 
 Name:           screen
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ BuildRequires:  utempter-devel
 BuildRequires:  utempter
 %endif
 PreReq:         %install_info_prereq
+PreReq:         coreutils
 Version:        4.0.4
 Release:        0
 Summary:        A program to allow multiple screens on a VT100/ANSI Terminal