diff --git a/sysvinit-2.88dsf-utf8.dif b/sysvinit-2.88dsf-utf8.dif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fa6cdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysvinit-2.88dsf-utf8.dif
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+Index: doc/Changelog
+===================================================================
+--- doc/Changelog	(revision 68)
++++ doc/Changelog	(working copy)
+@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
++  [ Werner Fink ]
++  * Correct fix for Debian bug #547073: use IUTF8 flag if defined
++    and if already set.
++
+ sysvinit (2.88dsf) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+ 
+   [ Petter Reinholdtsen ]
+Index: src/init.c
+===================================================================
+--- src/init.c	(revision 68)
++++ src/init.c	(working copy)
+@@ -784,10 +784,11 @@ void console_stty(void)
+ 	/*
+ 	 *	Set pre and post processing
+ 	 */
+-	tty.c_iflag = IGNPAR|ICRNL|IXON|IXANY;
+-#ifdef IUTF8 /* Not defined on FreeBSD */
+-	tty.c_iflag |= IUTF8;
++	tty.c_iflag = IGNPAR|ICRNL|IXON|IXANY
++#ifdef IUTF8	/* Not defined on FreeBSD */
++			| (tty.c_iflag & IUTF8)
+ #endif /* IUTF8 */
++		;
+ 	tty.c_oflag = OPOST|ONLCR;
+ 	tty.c_lflag = ISIG|ICANON|ECHO|ECHOCTL|ECHOPRT|ECHOKE;
+ 
+Index: src/sulogin.c
+===================================================================
+--- src/sulogin.c	(revision 68)
++++ src/sulogin.c	(working copy)
+@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ void fixtty(void)
+ 	 * the same result as `stty sane cr0 pass8'
+ 	 */
+ 	tty.c_iflag |=  (BRKINT | ICRNL | IMAXBEL);
+-#ifdef IUTF8 /* Not defined on FreeBSD */
+-	tty.c_iflag |= IUTF8;
+-#endif /* IUTF8 */
+ 	tty.c_iflag &= ~(IGNBRK | INLCR | IGNCR | IXOFF | IUCLC | IXANY | ISTRIP);
+ 	tty.c_oflag |=  (OPOST | ONLCR | NL0 | CR0 | TAB0 | BS0 | VT0 | FF0);
+ 	tty.c_oflag &= ~(OLCUC | OCRNL | ONOCR | ONLRET | OFILL | OFDEL |\
diff --git a/sysvinit.changes b/sysvinit.changes
index b4fb8db..17367ca 100644
--- a/sysvinit.changes
+++ b/sysvinit.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Apr 27 14:36:43 CEST 2010 - werner@suse.de
+
+- Do not overwrite UTF8 input terminal setting as this may cause
+  trouble on system consoles forwarded to a foreign serial console
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Apr 13 18:27:02 CEST 2010 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/sysvinit.spec b/sysvinit.spec
index a0768b2..7281b62 100644
--- a/sysvinit.spec
+++ b/sysvinit.spec
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ License:        GPLv2+
 Group:          System/Base
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Version:        2.88
-Release:        1
+Release:        2
 Summary:        SysV-Style init
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  audit-devel libselinux-devel libsepol-devel pam-devel
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Patch2:         sysvinit-2.88dsf-suse.patch
 Patch3:         sysvinit-2.88dsf-no-kill.patch
 Patch4:         notify-pam-dead.patch
 Patch5:         sysvinit-last-ipv6-heuristic.patch
+Patch6:         sysvinit-2.88dsf-utf8.dif
 Patch20:        powerd-2.0.2.dif
 Patch30:        killproc-2.16.dif
 Patch40:        showconsole-1.10.dif
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ sysvinit package.
 %patch3  -p0 -b .no-kill
 %patch4  -p0 -b .pam
 %patch5  -p2 -b .ipv6
+%patch6  -p2 -b .utf8
 %patch
 pushd ../powerd-%{PDVER}
 %patch20