diff --git a/aaa_base.changes b/aaa_base.changes
index a5d0f3e..9335aa9 100644
--- a/aaa_base.changes
+++ b/aaa_base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct  6 11:45:45 CEST 2009 - werner@suse.de
+
+- Use option -c on grotty command to diaable escape sequences in
+  /etc/init.d/README (bnc#543957)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Sep 30 13:24:57 CEST 2009 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/aaa_base.spec b/aaa_base.spec
index 1745457..669d83c 100644
--- a/aaa_base.spec
+++ b/aaa_base.spec
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ popd
 #
 test -s $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/man/man7/init.d.7 || exit 1
 cat $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/man/man7/init.d.7 | \
-    troff -Tlatin1 -t -mandoc | grotty -bou > \
+    troff -Tlatin1 -t -mandoc | grotty -cbou > \
     $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/init.d/README
 cp  $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/init.d/README $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/sbin/init.d.README
 #