diff --git a/src/apps/bin/diffutils-2.8.1/src/Jamfile b/src/apps/bin/diffutils-2.8.1/src/Jamfile
index 879dce66c0..5caf5f16c2 100644
--- a/src/apps/bin/diffutils-2.8.1/src/Jamfile
+++ b/src/apps/bin/diffutils-2.8.1/src/Jamfile
@@ -5,10 +5,28 @@ SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) lib ] ;
 SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) ] ;
 
 BinCommand diff : 
-  	analyze.c context.c diff.c dir.c ed.c ifdef.c io.c normal.c side.c util.c version.c : libdiffutils.a ;
+  	analyze.c 
+  	context.c 
+  	diff.c 
+  	dir.c 
+  	ed.c 
+  	ifdef.c 
+  	io.c 
+  	normal.c 
+  	side.c 
+  	util.c 
+  	version.c 
+  	: libdiffutils.a 
+  	: diffutils.rdef ;
 
 BinCommand diff3 : 
-	diff3.c version.c : libdiffutils.a ;
-
+	diff3.c 
+	version.c 
+	: libdiffutils.a
+	: diffutils.rdef ;
+	
 BinCommand cmp : 
-	cmp.c version.c : libdiffutils.a ;
+	cmp.c 
+	version.c 
+	: libdiffutils.a
+	: diffutils.rdef ;
diff --git a/src/apps/bin/diffutils-2.8.1/src/diffutils.rdef b/src/apps/bin/diffutils-2.8.1/src/diffutils.rdef
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..daf4605e94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/bin/diffutils-2.8.1/src/diffutils.rdef
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+resource app_version
+{
+	major = 2,
+	middle = 8,
+	minor = 1,
+	variety = 5,
+	internal = 0,
+	short_info = "2.8.1", 
+    long_info  = "2.8.1 ©2004 The Free Software Foundation"
+};
+