diff --git a/1009-make-xsltproc-use-correct-ROFF-links.patch b/1009-make-xsltproc-use-correct-ROFF-links.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2f879d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/1009-make-xsltproc-use-correct-ROFF-links.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- systemd-208/man/custom-man.xsl
++++ systemd-208/man/custom-man.xsl 2013-10-21 09:23:31.030735259 +0000
+@@ -61,4 +61,7 @@
+ "
+
+
++
++
++
+
diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index 653cdbdb..b6e13fc9 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Oct 21 09:27:36 UTC 2013 - werner@suse.de
+
+- Add patch
+ 1009-make-xsltproc-use-correct-ROFF-links.patch
+ to have valid ROFF links in manual pages working again (bnc#842844)
+
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Tue Oct 15 13:50:52 CEST 2013 - fcrozat@suse.com
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 3664bc2e..e66c721d 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ Patch1006: 1006-udev-always-rename-network.patch
Patch1007: 1007-physical-hotplug-cpu-and-memory.patch
# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE 1008-add-msft-compability-rules.patch
Patch1008: 1008-add-msft-compability-rules.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE 1009-make-xsltproc-use-correct-ROFF-links.patch -- Make ROFF links working again in manual pages (bnc#842844)
+Patch1009: 1009-make-xsltproc-use-correct-ROFF-links.patch
%description
Systemd is a system and service manager, compatible with SysV and LSB
@@ -522,6 +524,7 @@ cp %{SOURCE7} m4/
%patch1007 -p1
%patch1008 -p1
%endif
+%patch1009 -p1
# ensure generate files are removed
rm -f units/emergency.service