diff --git a/iptables-batch.patch b/iptables-batch.patch
index daaca75..d597c43 100644
--- a/iptables-batch.patch
+++ b/iptables-batch.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Index: Makefile.am
 ===================================================================
 --- Makefile.am.orig	2009-04-06 13:09:17.000000000 +0200
-+++ Makefile.am	2009-04-20 14:34:45.000000000 +0200
++++ Makefile.am	2009-05-11 17:05:23.000000000 +0200
 @@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ iptables_save_SOURCES     = iptables-sav
  iptables_save_LDFLAGS     = ${iptables_LDFLAGS}
  iptables_save_LDADD       = ${iptables_LDADD}
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ Index: Makefile.am
 Index: iptables-batch.c
 ===================================================================
 --- /dev/null	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
-+++ iptables-batch.c	2009-04-21 14:02:54.000000000 +0200
-@@ -0,0 +1,466 @@
++++ iptables-batch.c	2009-05-11 17:07:58.000000000 +0200
+@@ -0,0 +1,468 @@
 +/*
 + * Author: Ludwig Nussel <ludwig.nussel@suse.de>
 + * Update for iptables 1.4.3.x: Petr Uzel <petr.uzel@suse.cz>
@@ -499,8 +499,7 @@ Index: iptables-batch.c
 +		}
 +		else if(!strcmp(nargv[0], "commit"))
 +		{
-+			ret = do_commit();
-+			if(!ret) break;
++			/* do nothing - see bnc#500990, comment #16 */
 +		}
 +		else
 +		{
@@ -508,5 +507,8 @@ Index: iptables-batch.c
 +		}
 +	}
 +
++	if(ret)
++		ret = do_commit();
++
 +	exit(!ret);
 +}
diff --git a/iptables.changes b/iptables.changes
index 8424a70..b6e5db0 100644
--- a/iptables.changes
+++ b/iptables.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon May 11 17:12:57 CEST 2009 - puzel@suse.cz
+
+- make explicit 'commit' in iptables-batch do nothing (bnc#500990)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Apr 21 14:15:16 CEST 2009 - puzel@suse.cz
 
diff --git a/iptables.spec b/iptables.spec
index 415a5fd..da9bc9b 100644
--- a/iptables.spec
+++ b/iptables.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Name:           iptables
 License:        GPL v2 or later
 Group:          Productivity/Networking/Security
 Version:        1.4.3.2
-Release:        1
+Release:        2
 Summary:        IP Packet Filter Administration
 Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 # http://netfilter.org/documentation/index.html#documentation-howto
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/libiptc.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Mon May 11 2009 puzel@suse.cz
+- make explicit 'commit' in iptables-batch do nothing (bnc#500990)
 * Tue Apr 21 2009 puzel@suse.cz
 - update to 1.4.3.2
   - numerous documentation updates and bugfixes