diff --git a/net-tools-1.60-netstat_retval.diff b/net-tools-1.60-netstat_retval.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a02d29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-tools-1.60-netstat_retval.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+--- netstat.c	2009-12-21 15:28:40.000000000 +0530
++++ netstat.c	2009-12-21 15:59:54.000000000 +0530
+@@ -2190,6 +2190,7 @@ int main
+ 		if (!afname[0]) {
+ 			inittab();
+ 			parsesnmp(flag_raw, flag_tcp, flag_udp, flag_sctp);
++			return 0;
+ 		} else {
+ 			safe_strncpy(buf, afname, sizeof(buf));
+ 			tmp1 = buf;
+@@ -2199,9 +2200,14 @@ int main
+ #if HAVE_AFINET6
+ 				inittab6();
+ 				parsesnmp6(flag_raw, flag_tcp, flag_udp, flag_sctp);
++				return 0;
+ #else
+ 				printf("Address type not supported for stats\n");
+ #endif
++			} else if(!strncmp(buf,"inet",4)) {
++				inittab();
++				parsesnmp(flag_raw, flag_tcp, flag_udp, flag_sctp);
++				return 0;
+ 			} else {
+ 				printf("Address type not supported for stats\n");
+ 			}
diff --git a/net-tools.changes b/net-tools.changes
index 122369b..47dd93a 100644
--- a/net-tools.changes
+++ b/net-tools.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan  1 21:07:12 CET 2010 - ms@suse.de
+
+- fixed return value of netstat -s call (bnc #566946)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Dec 16 11:49:33 CET 2009 - ms@suse.de
 
diff --git a/net-tools.spec b/net-tools.spec
index ecb8916..28f8dab 100644
--- a/net-tools.spec
+++ b/net-tools.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package net-tools (Version 1.60)
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2009 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2010 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Provides:       iputils:/usr/sbin/traceroute6
 Obsoletes:      traceroute net_tool
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Version:        1.60
-Release:        735
+Release:        736
 Summary:        Important Programs for Networking
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 Source:         net-tools-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ Patch42:        net-tools-1.60-ifindex.diff
 Patch43:        net-tools-1.60-infiniband.diff
 Patch44:        net-tools-1.60-netrom-fopen.diff
 Patch45:        net-tools-1.60-doc.dif
+Patch46:        net-tools-1.60-netstat_retval.diff
 
 %description
 This package contains essential programs for network administration and
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ cd ..
 %patch43
 %patch44
 %patch45
+%patch46
 
 %build
 make config