diff --git a/aur/lio-utils/rc-arch.patch b/aur/lio-utils/rc-arch.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4e4882fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aur/lio-utils/rc-arch.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+diff -aur lio-utils/scripts/rc.target lio-utils.new/scripts/rc.target
+--- lio-utils/scripts/rc.target	2011-05-06 23:16:58.000000000 +0200
++++ lio-utils.new/scripts/rc.target	2012-02-29 02:48:36.032877118 +0100
+@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@
+ 
+ # Source function library.
+ #. /etc/init.d/functions
++. /etc/rc.conf
++. /etc/rc.d/functions
+ 
+ #########################################################################
+ # Our product file definitions
+ 
++daemon_name=target
+ MODNAME="target_core_mod"
+ 
+ TCM_CFS_DIR="/sys/kernel/config/target/core"
+@@ -112,11 +115,22 @@
+ 			continue
+ 		fi
+ 
+-		if [[ $i =~ ".rpmsave" ]]; then
++		# files from arch package manager
++		if [[ $i =~ ".pacsave" ]]; then
++			continue
++		fi
++		if [[ $i =~ ".pacnew" ]]; then
++			continue
++		fi
++		if [[ $i =~ ".pacorig" ]]; then
+ 			continue
+ 		fi
+ 
+-		if [[ $i =~ ".dpkg-dist" ]]; then
++		# files from the free branch
++		if [[ $i =~ ".json" ]]; then
++			continue
++		fi
++		if [[ $i =~ ".backup" ]]; then
+ 			continue
+ 		fi
+ 
+@@ -259,7 +273,7 @@
+ 
+ function shutdown_fabrics() {
+ 	
+-	echo -n $"Unloading fabric/configfs: "
++	echo "Unloading fabric/configfs: "
+ 	${TCM_FABRIC} --unloadall
+ 	RETVAL=$?
+ 	if [ $RETVAL == 0 ]; then
+@@ -274,7 +288,7 @@
+ 		return 0
+ 	fi
+ 
+-	echo -n $"Unloading LIO-Target/ConfigFS fabric: "
++	echo "Unloading LIO-Target/ConfigFS fabric: "
+ 	${LIO_NODE} --unload
+         RETVAL=$?
+         if [ $RETVAL == 0 ]; then
+@@ -285,7 +299,10 @@
+ }
+ 
+ function unload_tcm_mod() {
+-	
++	if [ ! -d /sys/kernel/config/target/ ]; then
++		return 0
++	fi
++
+ 	shutdown_fabrics
+ 	shutdown_lio_mod
+ 
+@@ -446,28 +463,57 @@
+ 
+ case "$1" in
+ 	start)
++		stat_busy "Starting LIO targets"
+ 		start 0
++		if [ $? != 0 ]; then
++			stat_fail
++			exit 1
++		else
++			add_daemon $daemon_name
++			stat_done
++		fi
+ 		;;
+ 	startbak)
+ 		if [ "$ARGS_COUNT" -ne "$ARGS_CHECK" ]; then
+ 			echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/target startbak <DATE_TIME>"
+ 			exit 1
+ 		fi
++		stat_busy "Starting LIO target backup $2"
+ 		start $2
++		if [ $? != 0 ]; then
++			stat_fail
++			exit 1
++		else
++			add_daemon $daemon_name
++			stat_done
++		fi
+ 		;;
+ 	stop)
++		stat_busy "Stopping LIO targets"
+ 		stop 1
++		if [ $? != 0 ]; then
++			stat_fail
++			exit 1
++		else
++			rm_daemon $daemon_name
++			stat_done
++		fi
+ 		;;
+ 	status)
+-		tcm_status
+-		RETVAL=$?
++		stat_busy "Checking status of LIO targets"
++		ck_status $daemon_name
++		# targetcli might have mounted configfs/target
++		if [ -d /sys/kernel/config/target/ ]; then
++			tcm_status
++		fi
+ 		;;
+ 	restart|reload)
+-		restart 1
++		$0 stop
++		sleep 3
++		$0 start
+ 		;;
+ 	*)
+-		echo $"Usage: $0 {start|startbak|stop|status|restart}"
+-		exit 1
++		echo "Usage: $0 {start|startbak|stop|status|restart}"
+ esac
+ 
+ exit $?
+diff -aur lio-utils/tcm-py/tcm_node.py lio-utils.new/tcm-py/tcm_node.py
+--- lio-utils/tcm-py/tcm_node.py	2011-05-06 23:16:58.000000000 +0200
++++ lio-utils.new/tcm-py/tcm_node.py	2012-02-29 02:48:24.306210014 +0100
+@@ -591,7 +591,9 @@
+ 
+ 	# Unload TCM subsystem plugin modules
+ 	for module in ("iblock", "file", "pscsi", "stgt"):
+-		os.system("rmmod target_core_%s" % module)
++		module_name = "target_core_%s" % module
++		if not os.system("lsmod | grep %s > /dev/null" % module_name):
++			os.system("rmmod %s" % module_name)
+ 
+ 	# Unload TCM Core
+ 	rmmod_op = "rmmod target_core_mod"