diff --git a/aaa_base-syntax-error.patch b/aaa_base-syntax-error.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa45d4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aaa_base-syntax-error.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: aaa_base-12.3/files/etc/rc.status
+===================================================================
+--- aaa_base-12.3.orig/files/etc/rc.status
++++ aaa_base-12.3/files/etc/rc.status
+@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ if test -z "$SYSTEMD_NO_WRAP" && /bin/mo
+ 	    *) unset _rc_base ;;
+ 	esac
+ 	if test -n "$_rc_base" -a -x /bin/systemctl ; then
+-	    exec /bin/systemctl $1 "${_rc_base}
++	    exec /bin/systemctl $1 "${_rc_base}"
+ 	fi
+ 	unset _rc_base
+     fi
diff --git a/aaa_base.changes b/aaa_base.changes
index 7915ad8..7b0ccdb 100644
--- a/aaa_base.changes
+++ b/aaa_base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Nov 15 09:04:44 UTC 2012 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Add aaa_base-syntax-error.patch: Fix syntax error in rc.status.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Nov 13 11:12:59 UTC 2012 - ro@suse.com
 
diff --git a/aaa_base.spec b/aaa_base.spec
index 3acc0e2..18b02cf 100644
--- a/aaa_base.spec
+++ b/aaa_base.spec
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ Source:         aaa_base-%{version}.tar.gz
 #
 Source1:        README.packaging.txt
 Source99:       aaa_base-rpmlintrc
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM aaa_base-syntax-error.patch dimstar@opensuse.org -- Fix syntax error.
+Patch0:         aaa_base-syntax-error.patch
 
 %description
 This package installs several important configuration files and central scripts.
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ installed by default as it may degrade performance.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 make CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" CC="%{__cc}" %{?_smp_mflags}