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 @@
+   <xsl:text>"</xsl:text>
+ </xsl:template>
+ 
++<xsl:param name="man.output.in.separate.dir" select="1"></xsl:param>
++<xsl:param name="man.output.base.dir"></xsl:param>
++
+ </xsl:stylesheet>
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