diff --git a/build.inc b/build.inc
index a2b9e20..284ef12 100644
--- a/build.inc
+++ b/build.inc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 1140
 export WARN_DIS="$WARN_DIS -Wno-unused-but-set-variable -fno-strict-aliasing -Wno-unused-parameter "
 %endif
-export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -DPIC -fPIC -DUNDEF_HAVE_INITGROUPS -DFORCE_INIT_OF_VARS $WARN_DIS "
+export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -DPIC -fPIC -DFORCE_INIT_OF_VARS $WARN_DIS "
 export CXXFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti"
 
 %if 0%{use_cmake} < 1
diff --git a/mariadb.changes b/mariadb.changes
index 8ae45cc..e2ae159 100644
--- a/mariadb.changes
+++ b/mariadb.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Aug 28 11:53:55 UTC 2012 - xgpub@tellas.gr
+
+- Reenable use of initgroups() (revert a temporary workaround
+  for ancient bmc#3037, search below for bug #39798).
+  This is necessary if we want to use the auth_pam plugin to 
+  authenticate users against their unix password via pam_unix2.
+  For that, mysqld must run as group shadow and maintain membership
+  after forking.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jul  2 12:28:40 UTC 2012 - mhrusecky@suse.com