--- util-linux-2.12q/mount/lomount.c
+++ util-linux-2.12q/mount/lomount.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 #if !defined(LOOP_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH)
 # define  LOOP_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH   20
 #endif
+#define  SUSE_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH   8
 
 char    *passFDnumber = (char *)0;
 char    *passAskTwice = (char *)0;
@@ -459,7 +460,7 @@
 			multiKeyPass[0] = 0;
 			break;
 		}
-		if(strlen(multiKeyPass[x]) < LOOP_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH) break;
+		if(strlen(multiKeyPass[x]) < SUSE_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH) break;
 		x++;
 	}
 	if(x == 65)
@@ -498,7 +499,7 @@
 			while(x < 65) {
 				multiKeyPass[x] = get_FD_pass(i);
 				if(!multiKeyPass[x]) goto nomem;
-				if(strlen(multiKeyPass[x]) < LOOP_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH) break;
+				if(strlen(multiKeyPass[x]) < SUSE_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH) break;
 				x++;
 			}
 			if(x == 65) {
@@ -579,7 +580,7 @@
 		memset(p, 0, i);
 	}
 	if(i < warnLen) {
-		fprintf(stderr, _("WARNING - Please use longer password (%d or more characters)\n"), LOOP_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH);
+		fprintf(stderr, _("WARNING - Please use longer password (%d or more characters)\n"), SUSE_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH);
 	}
 	strcat(s, seed);
 	return(s);
@@ -785,7 +786,7 @@
 	char *pass, *apiName = NULL;
 	void (*hashFunc)(unsigned char *, int, unsigned char *, int) = NULL;
 	unsigned char multiKeyBits[65][32];
-	int minPassLen = LOOP_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH;
+	int minPassLen = SUSE_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH;
 	int run_mkfs_command = 0;
 
 	loopFileName = (char *)file;
@@ -900,7 +901,7 @@
 				break; /* out of switch(loopinfo.lo_encrypt_type) */
 			}
 		}
-		pass = sGetPass (minPassLen, LOOP_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH);
+		pass = sGetPass (minPassLen, SUSE_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH);
 		if(!pass) goto close_fd_ffd_return1;
 		i = strlen(pass);
 		if(hashFunc == unhashed1_key_setup) {