diff --git a/net-snmp-5.4.x_embedded_perl_error_message.patch b/net-snmp-5.4.x_embedded_perl_error_message.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6936d57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-snmp-5.4.x_embedded_perl_error_message.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+=== agent/snmp_perl.c
+==================================================================
+--- agent/snmp_perl.c	(revision 17294)
++++ agent/snmp_perl.c	(local)
+@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
+     return;
+ 
+   bail_out:
+-    snmp_log(LOG_ERR, "embedded perl support failed to initalize\n");
++    snmp_log(LOG_ERR, "embedded perl support failed to initialize\n");
+     netsnmp_ds_set_boolean(NETSNMP_DS_APPLICATION_ID, 
+ 			   NETSNMP_DS_AGENT_DISABLE_PERL, 1);
+     return;
diff --git a/net-snmp.changes b/net-snmp.changes
index 8a9bddf..5d76468 100644
--- a/net-snmp.changes
+++ b/net-snmp.changes
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ Tue Nov 11 16:54:26 CET 2008 - ro@suse.de
 
 - SLE-11 uses PPC64 instead of PPC, adapt baselibs.conf 
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Nov 10 17:44:36 CET 2008 - mrueckert@suse.de
+
+- added net-snmp-5.4.x_embedded_perl_error_message.patch:
+  fix typo in error message (bnc#439857)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov  5 16:10:39 CET 2008 - mrueckert@suse.de
 
diff --git a/net-snmp.spec b/net-snmp.spec
index 0788c35..6a4f91b 100644
--- a/net-snmp.spec
+++ b/net-snmp.spec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 Name:           net-snmp
 Version:        5.4.2.1
-Release:        2
+Release:        3
 #
 License:        BSD 3-Clause; X11/MIT
 Group:          Productivity/Networking/Other
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ Patch20:        Add-IPv6-support-on-Internet-Address-Translation-Tab.patch
 Patch21:        Fix-for-Internet-Address-Prefix-Table.patch
 Patch22:        Add-IPv6-Scope-Zone-Index.patch
 Patch23:        Improve-IP-Statistics-tables.patch
+Patch24:        net-snmp-5.4.x_embedded_perl_error_message.patch
 #
 Summary:        SNMP Daemon
 
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ Authors:
 %patch21 -p1
 %patch22 -p1
 %patch23 -p1
+%patch24
 find -name "CVS" -type d | xargs -r %{__rm} -rfv
 find -name ".cvsignore"  | xargs -r %{__rm} -fv
 
@@ -438,6 +440,9 @@ fi
 %changelog
 * Tue Nov 11 2008 ro@suse.de
 - SLE-11 uses PPC64 instead of PPC, adapt baselibs.conf
+* Mon Nov 10 2008 mrueckert@suse.de
+- added net-snmp-5.4.x_embedded_perl_error_message.patch:
+  fix typo in error message (bnc#439857)
 * Wed Nov 05 2008 mrueckert@suse.de
 - update to 5.4.2.1: (bnc#440950) (CVE-2008-4309)
   fix crash in getbulk handling code