diff --git a/sysdeps/linux/ChangeLog b/sysdeps/linux/ChangeLog
index 1809cba0..f859891c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/linux/ChangeLog
+++ b/sysdeps/linux/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-07-15  Benoît Dejean  <tazforever@dlfp.org>
+
+	* procstate.c: (glibtop_get_proc_state_s): Wake, we're libgtop2.7.x,
+	lets get rid of old buf->state format. Now using bitfield instead
+	letters.
+
 2004-07-07  Benoît Dejean  <tazforever@dlfp.org>
 
 	* procargs.c: (glibtop_get_proc_args_s): Fixed. error is now correctly 
diff --git a/sysdeps/linux/procstate.c b/sysdeps/linux/procstate.c
index d348ebc7..cc171c0b 100644
--- a/sysdeps/linux/procstate.c
+++ b/sysdeps/linux/procstate.c
@@ -80,7 +80,37 @@ glibtop_get_proc_state_s (glibtop *server, glibtop_proc_state *buf, pid_t pid)
 		return;
 
 	p = strrchr (buffer, ')'); *p = '\0';
-	buf->state = p [2];
+
+	switch(p[2])
+	  {
+	  case 'R':
+	    buf->state = GLIBTOP_PROCESS_RUNNING;
+	    break;
+
+	  case 'Z':
+	    buf->state = GLIBTOP_PROCESS_ZOMBIE;
+	    break;
+
+	  case 'S':
+	    buf->state = GLIBTOP_PROCESS_INTERRUPTIBLE;
+	    break;
+
+	  case 'T':
+	    buf->state = GLIBTOP_PROCESS_STOPPED;
+	    break;
+
+	  case 'D':
+	    buf->state = GLIBTOP_PROCESS_UNINTERRUPTIBLE;
+	    break;
+
+	  case 'W':
+	    buf->state = GLIBTOP_PROCESS_SWAPPING;
+	    break;
+
+	  case 'X':
+	    buf->state = GLIBTOP_PROCESS_DEAD;
+	    break;
+	  }
 
 	p = skip_token (buffer); p++;	/* pid */
 	if (G_UNLIKELY(*p++ != '('))