diff --git a/packages/sys-apps/lenovo-throttling-fix/files/openrc/initd/lenovo-throttling-fix b/packages/sys-apps/lenovo-throttling-fix/files/openrc/initd/lenovo-throttling-fix
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+#!/sbin/openrc-run
+
+description="Workaround for Intel throttling issues on Thinkpads in Linux"
+
+command="/usr/lib/lenovo-throttling-fix/lenovo_fix.py"
+pidfile="/run/lenovo-throttling-fix.pid"
+command_background="yes"
diff --git a/packages/sys-apps/lenovo-throttling-fix/lenovo-throttling-fix-0.2.exheres-0 b/packages/sys-apps/lenovo-throttling-fix/lenovo-throttling-fix-0.2.exheres-0
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+# Copyright 2018 Julian Ospald <hasufell@posteo.de>
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+require github [ user="erpalma" tag="v${PV}" ]
+require python [ blacklist=2 multibuild=false ]
+require systemd-service [ systemd_files=[  ] ]
+require openrc-service
+
+SUMMARY="Workaround for Intel throttling issues on Thinkpads in Linux"
+
+LICENCES="MIT"
+SLOT="0"
+PLATFORMS="~amd64 ~x86"
+MYOPTIONS=""
+
+DEPENDENCIES="
+    build+run:
+        dev-python/dbus-python[python_abis:*(-)?]
+        dev-python/psutil[python_abis:*(-)?]
+        gnome-bindings/pygobject[python_abis:*(-)?]
+"
+
+BUGS_TO="hasufell@posteo.de"
+
+src_install() {
+    default
+
+    insinto /etc
+    doins etc/lenovo_fix.conf
+    systemd_files_doins "${SYSTEMDSYSTEMUNITDIR}" systemd/lenovo_fix.service
+
+    edo sed -i -e "s:env python[[:digit:].]*$:env ${PYTHON##*/}:" \
+        lenovo_fix.py
+    insinto /usr/$(exhost --target)/lib/lenovo-throttling-fix
+    doins mmio.py
+    exeinto /usr/$(exhost --target)/lib/lenovo-throttling-fix
+    doexe lenovo_fix.py
+    python_bytecompile /usr/$(exhost --target)/lib/lenovo-throttling-fix
+
+    install_openrc_files
+}