diff --git a/recipes-fixes/cronie/cronie_sysmocom.inc b/recipes-fixes/cronie/cronie_sysmocom.inc
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+++ b/recipes-fixes/cronie/cronie_sysmocom.inc
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+THISDIR := "${@os.path.dirname(bb.data.getVar('FILE', d, True))}"
+FILESPATH =. "${@base_set_filespath(["${THISDIR}/files"], d)}:"
+
+PRINC="1"
diff --git a/recipes-fixes/cronie/files/crontab b/recipes-fixes/cronie/files/crontab
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+++ b/recipes-fixes/cronie/files/crontab
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# /etc/crontab: system-wide crontab
+# Unlike any other crontab you don't have to run the `crontab'
+# command to install the new version when you edit this file
+# and files in /etc/cron.d. These files also have username fields,
+# that none of the other crontabs do.
+
+SHELL=/bin/sh
+PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
+
+# m h dom mon dow user	command
+ 1  *     * * *    root        cd / && run-parts /etc/cron.hourly
+30  7     * * *    root        cd / && run-parts /etc/cron.daily
+42  7     * * 7    root        cd / && run-parts /etc/cron.weekly
+55  7     1 * *    root        cd / && run-parts /etc/cron.monthly
diff --git a/yocto-shared/cronie_%.bbappend b/yocto-shared/cronie_%.bbappend
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+++ b/yocto-shared/cronie_%.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+require recipes-fixes/cronie/${PN}_sysmocom.inc