diff --git a/cmdline_large_minor.diff b/cmdline_large_minor.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1b29f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmdline_large_minor.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- tools/lvmcmdline.c
++++ tools/lvmcmdline.c	2008/02/20 10:45:12
+@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@
+ 	if (!_get_int_arg(a, &ptr) || (*ptr) || (a->sign == SIGN_MINUS))
+ 		return 0;
+ 
+-	if (a->i_value > 255) {
+-		log_error("Minor number outside range 0-255");
++	if (a->i_value > 1048575) {
++		log_error("Minor number outside range 0-1048575");
+ 		return 0;
+ 	}
+ 
diff --git a/lvm2.changes b/lvm2.changes
index bf2fd79..462eba1 100644
--- a/lvm2.changes
+++ b/lvm2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb 20 11:47:30 CET 2008 - fehr@suse.de
+
+- allow large minor number on command line with option --minor
+  (bnc#362960)
+  
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Feb 13 14:11:32 CET 2008  - fehr@suse.de
  
diff --git a/lvm2.spec b/lvm2.spec
index 477baac..5ca1056 100644
--- a/lvm2.spec
+++ b/lvm2.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ PreReq:         %fillup_prereq %insserv_prereq
 %endif
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Version:        2.02.33
-Release:        1
+Release:        4
 Summary:        LVM2 Tools
 Source:         LVM2.%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        lvm.conf
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Patch4:         sys_mount_instead_linux_fs.diff
 Patch5:         pvscan_2TB_limit.diff
 Patch6:         man_page_sectors.diff
 Patch10:        lvm-no_chown.diff
+Patch11:        cmdline_large_minor.diff
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description
@@ -191,6 +192,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_mandir}/man8/vgsplit.8.gz
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 20 2008 fehr@suse.de
+- allow large minor number on command line with option --minor
+  (bnc#362960)
 * Wed Feb 13 2008 fehr@suse.de
 - update to new version 2.02.33
   Fix mirror log name construction during lvconvert. (2.02.30)