diff --git a/coreutils-8.8-split-suffix.patch b/coreutils-8.8-split-suffix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9301a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coreutils-8.8-split-suffix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+From ec19e2a647cb64d4a5620787d4ecf5964d85fcf6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?P=C3=A1draig=20Brady?= <P@draigBrady.com>
+Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:36:59 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] split: fix the suffix length calculation
+
+* src/split.c (set_suffix_length): Only auto calculate
+the suffix length when the number of files is specified.
+* tests/misc/split-a: Add a case to trigger the bug.
+---
+ src/split.c        |   32 ++++++++++++++++++++------------
+ tests/misc/split-a |    5 +++++
+ 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/split.c b/src/split.c
+index ae98bc7..9e9efbf 100644
+--- a/src/split.c
++++ b/src/split.c
+@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ static bool elide_empty_files;
+    input to output, which is much slower, so disabled by default.  */
+ static bool unbuffered;
+ 
++/* The split mode to use.  */
++enum Split_type
++{
++  type_undef, type_bytes, type_byteslines, type_lines, type_digits,
++  type_chunk_bytes, type_chunk_lines, type_rr
++};
++
+ /* For long options that have no equivalent short option, use a
+    non-character as a pseudo short option, starting with CHAR_MAX + 1.  */
+ enum
+@@ -105,16 +112,21 @@ static struct option const longopts[] =
+ };
+ 
+ static void
+-set_suffix_length (uintmax_t n_units)
++set_suffix_length (uintmax_t n_units, enum Split_type split_type)
+ {
+ #define DEFAULT_SUFFIX_LENGTH 2
+ 
+   size_t suffix_needed = 0;
+-  size_t alphabet_len = strlen (suffix_alphabet);
+-  bool alphabet_slop = (n_units % alphabet_len) != 0;
+-  while (n_units /= alphabet_len)
+-    suffix_needed++;
+-  suffix_needed += alphabet_slop;
++
++  if (split_type == type_chunk_bytes || split_type == type_chunk_lines
++      || split_type == type_rr)
++    {
++      size_t alphabet_len = strlen (suffix_alphabet);
++      bool alphabet_slop = (n_units % alphabet_len) != 0;
++      while (n_units /= alphabet_len)
++        suffix_needed++;
++      suffix_needed += alphabet_slop;
++    }
+ 
+   if (suffix_length)            /* set by user */
+     {
+@@ -780,11 +792,7 @@ int
+ main (int argc, char **argv)
+ {
+   struct stat stat_buf;
+-  enum
+-    {
+-      type_undef, type_bytes, type_byteslines, type_lines, type_digits,
+-      type_chunk_bytes, type_chunk_lines, type_rr
+-    } split_type = type_undef;
++  enum Split_type split_type = type_undef;
+   size_t in_blk_size = 0;	/* optimal block size of input file device */
+   char *buf;			/* file i/o buffer */
+   size_t page_size = getpagesize ();
+@@ -984,7 +992,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+       usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
+     }
+ 
+-  set_suffix_length (n_units);
++  set_suffix_length (n_units, split_type);
+ 
+   /* Get out the filename arguments.  */
+ 
+diff --git a/tests/misc/split-a b/tests/misc/split-a
+index d861b92..b0526bc 100755
+--- a/tests/misc/split-a
++++ b/tests/misc/split-a
+@@ -63,4 +63,9 @@ for f in $files; do
+   n=$(expr $n + 1)
+ done
+ 
++# Ensure that -a is independent of -[bCl]
++split -a2 -b1000 < /dev/null || fail=1
++split -a2 -l1000 < /dev/null || fail=1
++split -a2 -C1000 < /dev/null || fail=1
++
+ Exit $fail
+-- 
+1.7.3.4
+
diff --git a/coreutils.spec b/coreutils.spec
index 03f1c44..bac4bda 100644
--- a/coreutils.spec
+++ b/coreutils.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A set of basic GNU tools commonly used in shell scripts
 Name:    coreutils
 Version: 8.8
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Group:   System Environment/Base
 Url:     http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ Source202:  coreutils-su-l.pamd
 Source203:  coreutils-runuser-l.pamd
 
 # From upstream
+#The suffix length was dependent on the number of bytes or lines per file(#666293)
+Patch1: coreutils-8.8-split-suffix.patch
 
 # Our patches
 #general patch to workaround koji build system issues
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ Libraries for coreutils package.
 %setup -q
 
 # From upstream
+%patch1 -p1 -b .splitsuffix
 
 # Our patches
 %patch100 -p1 -b .configure
@@ -332,6 +335,10 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/coreutils
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Dec 31 2010 Ondrej Vasik <ovasik@redhat.com> - 8.8-2
+- The suffix length was dependent on the number of bytes
+  or lines per file (#666293)
+
 * Thu Dec 23 2010 Ondrej Vasik <ovasik@redhat.com> - 8.8-1
 - fix parallel sorting issue (#655096)
 - new upstream release coreutils-8.8 (#665164)