diff --git a/srcpkgs/preload/files/preload/run b/srcpkgs/preload/files/preload/run
index 3b43d641f48..e0dbec1e4f0 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/preload/files/preload/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/preload/files/preload/run
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ exec 2>&1
 
 # Command-line arguments to pass to the daemon.  Read preload(8) man page
 # for available options.
-: ${OPTS:="--verbose 1 -l ''"}
+: ${OPTS:="--verbose 1"}
 
 # Option to call ionice with.  Leave empty to skip ionice.
 : ${IONICE_OPTS:=-c3}
+: ${IONICE:=/usr/bin/ionice}
 
 free -m | awk '/Mem:/ {exit ($2 >= ('"$MIN_MEMORY"'))?0:1}' || exit 0
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/preload/template b/srcpkgs/preload/template
index fd90d69b4e4..378aa844ea4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/preload/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/preload/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'preload'
 pkgname=preload
 version=0.6.4
-revision=8
+revision=9
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libglib-devel"