diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index b379bf4..2626963 100644
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ Rolling a release:
 - make dist
 - upload genkernel-${PV}.tar.bz2 to the hosting:
     scp genkernel-${PV}.tar.bz2 ${USER}@dev.gentoo.org:/space/distfiles-local/
-- check open bugs with keyword "InSVN" for closability
+- check open bugs with keyword "InSVN" or "InVCS" for closability
diff --git a/doc/genkernel.8.txt b/doc/genkernel.8.txt
index a74df82..a78da11 100644
--- a/doc/genkernel.8.txt
+++ b/doc/genkernel.8.txt
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ KERNEL COMPILATION
     to the second most recently built image, if one exists.  Similar
     symlinks (both * and *.old) are managed for initramfs and System.map.
     The corresponding work products (i.e., the actual kernel
-    and initamfs images, and System.map) are also managed accordingly.
+    and initramfs images, and System.map) are also managed accordingly.
     NOTE: Specifying   *--symlink*  does nothing unless
     *--install* is also specified.
 
diff --git a/gen_compile.sh b/gen_compile.sh
index b60b921..ec752ce 100755
--- a/gen_compile.sh
+++ b/gen_compile.sh
@@ -685,10 +685,18 @@ compile_iscsi() {
 			gen_die "ISCSI directory ${ISCSI_DIR} invalid"
 				print_info 1 'iSCSI: >> Compiling...'
 		cd "${TEMP}/${ISCSI_DIR}"
+		apply_patches iscsi ${ISCSI_VER}
 
 		# Only build userspace
+		print_info 1 'iSCSI: >> Configuring userspace...'
+		cd utils/open-isns || gen_die 'Could not enter open-isns dir'
+		# we currently have a patch that changes configure.ac
+		# once given patch is dropped, drop autoconf too
+		autoconf || gen_die 'Could not tweak open-iscsi configuration'
+		./configure --without-slp >> ${LOGFILE} 2>&1 || gen_die 'Could not configure userspace'
+		cd ../.. || gen_die 'wtf?'
 		MAKE=${UTILS_MAKE} compile_generic "user" ""
-	
+
 		# if kernel modules exist, copy them to initramfs, otherwise it will be compiled into the kernel
 		mkdir -p "${TEMP}/initramfs-iscsi-temp/lib/modules/${RELEASE}/kernel/drivers/scsi/"
 		for modname in iscsi_tcp libiscsi scsi_transport_iscsi
diff --git a/patches/iscsi/2.0-872/open-iscsi-2.0.872-omg-calling-configure.patch b/patches/iscsi/2.0-872/open-iscsi-2.0.872-omg-calling-configure.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..185f1ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/iscsi/2.0-872/open-iscsi-2.0.872-omg-calling-configure.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- open-iscsi-2.0-872.orig/Makefile
++++ open-iscsi-2.0-872/Makefile
+@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ IFACEFILES = etc/iface.example
+ all: user kernel
+ 
+ user: ;
+-	cd utils/open-isns; ./configure; $(MAKE)
++	cd utils/open-isns; $(MAKE)
+ 	$(MAKE) -C utils/sysdeps
+ 	$(MAKE) -C utils/fwparam_ibft
+ 	$(MAKE) -C usr
diff --git a/patches/iscsi/2.0-872/open-iscsi-2.0.872-slp.patch b/patches/iscsi/2.0-872/open-iscsi-2.0.872-slp.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51ca3e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/iscsi/2.0-872/open-iscsi-2.0.872-slp.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/utils/open-isns/configure.ac
++++ b/utils/open-isns/configure.ac
+@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(slp,
+ 		else
+ 			WITH_SLP=yes
+ 			CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I${withval}"
+-			LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L${withval}"
++			LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L${withval} -lslp"
+ 		fi
+ 	]
+ )