diff --git a/gzip-1.8-deprecate_netstat.patch b/gzip-1.8-deprecate_netstat.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a39204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gzip-1.8-deprecate_netstat.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: gzip-1.8/tests/init.sh
+===================================================================
+--- gzip-1.8.orig/tests/init.sh
++++ gzip-1.8/tests/init.sh
+@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ rand_bytes_ ()
+   fi
+ 
+   n_plus_50_=`expr $n_ + 50`
+-  cmds_='date; date +%N; free; who -a; w; ps auxww; ps ef; netstat -n'
++  cmds_='date; date +%N; free; who -a; w; ps auxww; ps -ef'
+   data_=` (eval "$cmds_") 2>&1 | gzip `
+ 
+   # Ensure that $data_ has length at least 50+$n_
diff --git a/gzip.changes b/gzip.changes
index 4984c94..6f958de 100644
--- a/gzip.changes
+++ b/gzip.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan  2 14:30:50 UTC 2018 - kstreitova@suse.com
+
+- add gzip-1.8-deprecate_netstat.patch to get rid off deprecated
+  'netstat -n' command in tests/init.sh script
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Dec  1 16:38:19 UTC 2017 - kstreitova@suse.com
 
diff --git a/gzip.spec b/gzip.spec
index e096c3d..bd06a0f 100644
--- a/gzip.spec
+++ b/gzip.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package gzip
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Patch6:         zdiff.diff
 Patch7:         xz_lzma.patch
 Patch8:         manpage-no-date.patch
 Patch9:         gzip-1.8-fix_unpack_EOB_check.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM kstreitova@suse.com -- remove deprecated 'netstat' command
+Patch10:        gzip-1.8-deprecate_netstat.patch
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  makeinfo
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ times.
 %patch7 -p1
 %patch8 -p1
 %patch9 -p1
+%patch10 -p1
 
 %build
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -fomit-frame-pointer \