diff --git a/erpnext/patches.txt b/erpnext/patches.txt
index e600a57618..b997dfc13b 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches.txt
+++ b/erpnext/patches.txt
@@ -362,4 +362,5 @@ execute:frappe.delete_doc('Desktop Icon', {'module_name': 'Profit and Loss Statm
 erpnext.patches.v7_2.update_website_for_variant
 erpnext.patches.v7_2.update_doctype_status
 erpnext.patches.v7_2.update_salary_slips
-erpnext.patches.v7_2.set_null_value_to_fields
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+erpnext.patches.v7_2.set_null_value_to_fields
+erpnext.patches.v7_2.update_abbr_in_salary_slips
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diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v7_2/update_abbr_in_salary_slips.py b/erpnext/patches/v7_2/update_abbr_in_salary_slips.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa6965f17c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v7_2/update_abbr_in_salary_slips.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import frappe
+
+def execute():
+	frappe.reload_doctype('Salary Slip')
+	if not frappe.db.has_column('Salary Detail', 'abbr'):
+		return
+
+	salary_details = frappe.db.sql("""select abbr, salary_component, name from `tabSalary Detail`
+				where abbr is null or abbr = ''""", as_dict=True)
+
+	for salary_detail in salary_details:
+		salary_component_abbr = frappe.get_value("Salary Component", salary_detail.salary_component, "salary_component_abbr")
+		frappe.db.sql("""update `tabSalary Detail` set abbr = %s where name = %s""",(salary_component_abbr, salary_detail.name))
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