diff --git a/srcpkgs/mlocate/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/mlocate/INSTALL
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ca399ff9e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/mlocate/INSTALL
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# INSTALL
+case "$ACTION" in
+post)
+	chown root:mlocate usr/bin/mlocate
+	chmod 2755 usr/bin/mlocate
+	;;
+esac
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mlocate/files/mupdatedb.cron-daily b/srcpkgs/mlocate/files/mupdatedb.cron-daily
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6621ab35e0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/mlocate/files/mupdatedb.cron-daily
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# nicenesses range from -20 (most favorable scheduling) to 19 (least favorable)
+NICE=19
+
+# 0 for none, 1 for real time, 2 for best-effort, 3 for idle
+IONICE_CLASS=2
+
+# 0-7 (for IONICE_CLASS 1 and 2 only), 0=highest, 7=lowest
+IONICE_PRIORITY=7
+
+UPDATEDB="/usr/bin/mupdatedb"
+
+if [ -x /usr/bin/nice ]; then
+  UPDATEDB="/usr/bin/nice -n ${NICE:-19} ${UPDATEDB}"
+fi
+
+if [ -x /usr/bin/ionice ]; then
+  UPDATEDB="/usr/bin/ionice -c ${IONICE_CLASS:-2} -n ${IONICE_PRIORITY:-7} ${UPDATEDB}"
+fi
+
+# Update the "locate" database
+if [ -x /usr/bin/mupdatedb ]; then
+  if [ -f /etc/updatedb.conf ]; then
+    ${UPDATEDB}
+  else
+    ${UPDATEDB} -f proc
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mlocate/template b/srcpkgs/mlocate/template
index ba282006253..f7afdce6d11 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mlocate/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mlocate/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'mlocate'
 pkgname=mlocate
 version=0.26
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--program-prefix=m --localstatedir=/var/lib"
 system_accounts="mlocate"
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ alternatives="
  locate:updatedb.1:/usr/share/man/man1/mupdatedb.1"
 
 post_install() {
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/mupdatedb.cron-daily 744 etc/cron.daily mupdatedb
 	# rename for compatibility with findutils.
 	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man8/mupdatedb.8 ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man1/mupdatedb.1
 	# remove 'm' prefix.