diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/coreutils/coreutils-8.12/remove-usr-local-lib-from-m4.patch b/meta/recipes-core/coreutils/coreutils-8.14/remove-usr-local-lib-from-m4.patch
similarity index 65%
rename from meta/recipes-core/coreutils/coreutils-8.12/remove-usr-local-lib-from-m4.patch
rename to meta/recipes-core/coreutils/coreutils-8.14/remove-usr-local-lib-from-m4.patch
index aac097a4ce..2ef8a548ac 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/coreutils/coreutils-8.12/remove-usr-local-lib-from-m4.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/coreutils/coreutils-8.14/remove-usr-local-lib-from-m4.patch
@@ -8,24 +8,24 @@ Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
 
 Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [Upstream does care for AIX while we may not]
 
-Index: coreutils-8.12/m4/getloadavg.m4
+Index: coreutils-8.14/m4/getloadavg.m4
 ===================================================================
---- coreutils-8.12.orig/m4/getloadavg.m4	2011-08-03 14:03:59.982197767 -0700
-+++ coreutils-8.12/m4/getloadavg.m4	2011-08-03 14:04:20.402197763 -0700
-@@ -44,16 +44,6 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNC([getloadavg], [],
-        [LIBS="-lutil $LIBS" gl_have_func=yes])
+--- coreutils-8.14.orig/m4/getloadavg.m4	2011-09-19 08:09:24.000000000 -0700
++++ coreutils-8.14/m4/getloadavg.m4	2011-10-19 21:42:00.385533357 -0700
+@@ -41,16 +41,6 @@
+        [LIBS="-lutil $LIBS" gl_func_getloadavg_done=yes])
     fi
  
--   if test $gl_have_func = no; then
+-   if test $gl_func_getloadavg_done = no; then
 -     # There is a commonly available library for RS/6000 AIX.
 -     # Since it is not a standard part of AIX, it might be installed locally.
 -     gl_getloadavg_LIBS=$LIBS
 -     LIBS="-L/usr/local/lib $LIBS"
 -     AC_CHECK_LIB([getloadavg], [getloadavg],
--                  [LIBS="-lgetloadavg $LIBS" gl_have_func=yes],
+-                  [LIBS="-lgetloadavg $LIBS" gl_func_getloadavg_done=yes],
 -                  [LIBS=$gl_getloadavg_LIBS])
 -   fi
 -
     # Set up the replacement function if necessary.
-    if test $gl_have_func = no; then
-      AC_LIBOBJ([getloadavg])
+    if test $gl_func_getloadavg_done = no; then
+      HAVE_GETLOADAVG=0
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/coreutils/coreutils_8.12.bb b/meta/recipes-core/coreutils/coreutils_8.14.bb
similarity index 90%
rename from meta/recipes-core/coreutils/coreutils_8.12.bb
rename to meta/recipes-core/coreutils/coreutils_8.14.bb
index 0004ce7fc8..f3b7af7d13 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/coreutils/coreutils_8.12.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/coreutils/coreutils_8.14.bb
@@ -7,18 +7,17 @@ BUGTRACKER = "http://debbugs.gnu.org/coreutils"
 LICENSE = "GPLv3+"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504\
                     file://src/ls.c;startline=5;endline=16;md5=e1a509558876db58fb6667ba140137ad"
-PR = "r3"
+PR = "r0"
 DEPENDS = "gmp"
 DEPENDS_virtclass-native = ""
 
 inherit autotools gettext
 
-SRC_URI = "${GNU_MIRROR}/coreutils/${BP}.tar.gz \
+SRC_URI = "${GNU_MIRROR}/coreutils/${BP}.tar.xz \
            file://remove-usr-local-lib-from-m4.patch \
           "
-
-SRC_URI[md5sum] = "fce7999953a67243d00d75cc86dbcaa6"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "9e233a62c98a3378a7b0483d2ae3d662dbaf6cd3917d3830d3514665e12a85c8"
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "bcb135ce553493a45aba01b39eb3920a"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "0d120817c19292edb19e92ae6b8eac9020e03d51e0af9cb116cf82b65d18b02d"
 
 EXTRA_OECONF_virtclass-native = "--without-gmp"
 
@@ -49,6 +48,8 @@ do_install_append() {
 	# in update-alternatives to fail, therefore use lbracket - the name used
 	# for the actual source file.
 	mv ${D}${bindir}/[ ${D}${bindir}/lbracket.${PN}
+	install -d ${D}${libdir}/coreutils
+	mv ${D}${libexecdir}/coreutils/libstdbuf.so ${D}${libdir}/coreutils
 }
 
 pkg_postinst_${PN} () {
diff --git a/meta/site/common-linux b/meta/site/common-linux
index 00ac7173a5..947ed5b7d3 100644
--- a/meta/site/common-linux
+++ b/meta/site/common-linux
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ bash_cv_job_control_missing=${bash_cv_job_control_missing=present}
 bash_cv_sys_named_pipes=${bash_cv_sys_named_pipes=present}
 bash_cv_unusable_rtsigs=${bash_cv_unusable_rtsigs=no}
 
+# coreutils
+gl_cv_func_fstatat_zero_flag=${gl_cv_func_fstatat_zero_flag=yes}
+
 # mysql
 ac_cv_sys_restartable_syscalls=${ac_cv_sys_restartable_syscalls=yes}
 ac_cv_conv_longlong_to_float=${ac_cv_conv_longlong_to_float=yes}