diff --git a/groff.changes b/groff.changes
index 5e1ea0e..c3cbf18 100644
--- a/groff.changes
+++ b/groff.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Dec 22 15:18:31 CET 2008 - mls@suse.de
+
+- keep zzz-groff.csh from aborting if LANG is unset
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Nov 25 15:15:44 CET 2008 - mfabian@suse.de
 
diff --git a/groff.spec b/groff.spec
index f0b1ca2..fb12205 100644
--- a/groff.spec
+++ b/groff.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package groff (Version 1.18.1.1)
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2008 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2009 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
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Obsoletes:      jgroff
 PreReq:         %fillup_prereq %install_info_prereq
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Version:        1.18.1.1
-Release:        167
+Release:        168
 Summary:        GNU troff Document Formatting System
 Url:            http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/groff.html
 # cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.savannah.gnu.org:/sources/groff co groff
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ popd
 /var/adm/fillup-templates/sysconfig.suseconfig-groff
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Dec 22 2008 mls@suse.de
+- keep zzz-groff.csh from aborting if LANG is unset
 * Tue Nov 25 2008 mfabian@suse.de
 - bnc#448185: improve workaround for bnc#446710. After the
   tmandocdb workaround was removed from "man", the new
diff --git a/gxdview.spec b/gxdview.spec
index a9cf2e8..781e511 100644
--- a/gxdview.spec
+++ b/gxdview.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package gxdview (Version 1.18.1.1)
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2008 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2009 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
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ AutoReqProv:    on
 Requires:       groff
 Conflicts:      jgxdview
 Version:        1.18.1.1
-Release:        208
+Release:        209
 Summary:        Ditroff Output Displayer for Groff
 Url:            http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/groff.html
 Source0:        ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.18.1.1.tar.bz2
diff --git a/zzz-groff.csh b/zzz-groff.csh
index 4398e0d..b9d9e8c 100644
--- a/zzz-groff.csh
+++ b/zzz-groff.csh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #
 #    This script must be executed after setting the LANG variable.
 
+if ( $?LANG ) then
 
 switch ( $LANG )
     case ja*:
@@ -15,3 +16,5 @@ switch ( $LANG )
     setenv MAN_KEEP_FORMATTING yes
     unsetenv GROFF_NO_SGR
 endsw
+
+endif