diff --git a/meta-stx-flock/stx-metal/files/mtce-control-fix-hardcoded-path-for-hbsAgent.patch b/meta-stx-flock/stx-metal/files/mtce-control-fix-hardcoded-path-for-hbsAgent.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17c0311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-stx-flock/stx-metal/files/mtce-control-fix-hardcoded-path-for-hbsAgent.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/mtce-control/src/scripts/hbsAgent b/mtce-control/src/scripts/hbsAgent
+index d05177d..13443d0 100644
+--- a/mtce-control/src/scripts/hbsAgent
++++ b/mtce-control/src/scripts/hbsAgent
+@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
+ . /etc/init.d/functions
+ 
+ DAEMON_NAME="hbsAgent"
+-DAEMON="/usr/local/bin/${DAEMON_NAME}"
++DAEMON="${bindir}/${DAEMON_NAME}"
+ PIDFILE="/var/run/${DAEMON_NAME}.pid"
+ 
+ VIRT_TOOL='virt-what'
diff --git a/meta-stx-flock/stx-metal/mtce-control.bb b/meta-stx-flock/stx-metal/mtce-control.bb
index 793b7dd..866564d 100644
--- a/meta-stx-flock/stx-metal/mtce-control.bb
+++ b/meta-stx-flock/stx-metal/mtce-control.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ S = "${S_DIR}/mtce-control/src/"
 LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=3b83ef96387f14655fc854ddc3c6bd57"
 
-SRC_URI += "file://0001-mtce-control-dont-install-empty-directory-unless-nee.patch;striplevel=3"
+SRC_URI += "file://0001-mtce-control-dont-install-empty-directory-unless-nee.patch;striplevel=3 \
+	file://mtce-control-fix-hardcoded-path-for-hbsAgent.patch;striplevel=3 \
+	"
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN}_append = " \
 	bash \