diff --git a/aaa_base.changes b/aaa_base.changes
index 6ccf60a..2a5a3f0 100644
--- a/aaa_base.changes
+++ b/aaa_base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jul 16 15:50:51 CEST 2008 - ro@suse.de
+
+- compile get_kernel_version with largefile support (bnc#398593) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jul  4 16:12:31 CEST 2008 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/aaa_base.spec b/aaa_base.spec
index b25ddbe..cbaa4bf 100644
--- a/aaa_base.spec
+++ b/aaa_base.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Recommends:     cron logrotate
 PreReq:         /usr/bin/sed /usr/bin/grep /bin/mv /bin/cat /bin/ls /bin/date /usr/bin/cmp /bin/fillup /sbin/insserv udev net-tools
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Version:        11.0.42
-Release:        4
+Release:        6
 Summary:        SUSE Linux Base Package
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 Source:         aaa_base.tar.bz2
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ cp -v %{SOURCE21} scripts
 cp -v %{SOURCE22} scripts
 
 %build
-gcc $RPM_OPT_FLAGS $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/get_kernel_version.c -o $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/get_kernel_version
+gcc $RPM_OPT_FLAGS -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/get_kernel_version.c -o $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/get_kernel_version
 
 %install
 install -d -m 700 root
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ rm -f /root/.gnupg/secring.gpg.aaa_save
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jul 16 2008 ro@suse.de
+- compile get_kernel_version with largefile support (bnc#398593)
 * Fri Jul 04 2008 werner@suse.de
 - Add missing `test' in /etc/init.d/boot (bnc#406202)
 * Thu Jul 03 2008 werner@suse.de