diff --git a/utils/rrdtool1/Makefile b/utils/rrdtool1/Makefile
index 49da89fc1..a031c17d5 100644
--- a/utils/rrdtool1/Makefile
+++ b/utils/rrdtool1/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=rrdtool1
 PKG_VERSION:=1.0.50
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/rrdtool-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_SOURCE:=rrdtool-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
diff --git a/utils/rrdtool1/patches/040-no-e-notation-on-log-display.patch b/utils/rrdtool1/patches/040-no-e-notation-on-log-display.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45551670c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/rrdtool1/patches/040-no-e-notation-on-log-display.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+--- a/src/rrd_graph.c
++++ b/src/rrd_graph.c
+@@ -2049,7 +2049,7 @@ horizontal_log_grid(gdImagePtr gif, imag
+     char     graph_label[100];
+     gdPoint  polyPoints[4];
+     int      styleMinor[2],styleMajor[2];
+-    double   value, pixperstep, minstep;
++    double   value, pixperstep, minstep, yval;
+ 
+     /* find grid spaceing */
+     pixpex= (double)im->ysize / (log10(im->maxval) - log10(im->minval));
+@@ -2118,7 +2118,14 @@ horizontal_log_grid(gdImagePtr gif, imag
+ 	    
+ 	    gdImageLine(gif, polyPoints[0].x,polyPoints[0].y,
+ 			polyPoints[1].x,polyPoints[0].y,gdStyled);
+-	    sprintf(graph_label,"%3.0e",value * yloglab[majoridx][i]);
++	    yval = value * yloglab[majoridx][i];
++	    if (yval >= 100000) {
++		    sprintf(graph_label,"%3.0e", yval);
++	    } else {
++		    if (yval == 1) /* prints as 1e+00 */
++			yval = 0;
++		    sprintf(graph_label,"%5.0f", yval);
++	    }
+ 	    gdImageString(gif, SmallFont,
+ 			  (polyPoints[0].x - (strlen(graph_label) * 
+ 					      SmallFont->w)-7),