diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 74d6b6c..f9505db 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 syslog-ng-2.1.4.tar.gz
+syslog-ng-2.1.4-libnet.patch
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 6e8df16..b96e564 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 17c4c7725d2eab62b588395f1ed93f32  syslog-ng-2.1.4.tar.gz
+02ce641aa7ca3649f2cd562f2864e654  syslog-ng-2.1.4-libnet.patch
diff --git a/syslog-ng.spec b/syslog-ng.spec
index 0c6c7f5..592b6d2 100644
--- a/syslog-ng.spec
+++ b/syslog-ng.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 Name: syslog-ng
 Version: 2.1.4
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 Summary: Next-generation syslog server
 
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ Source20: rsyslog-syslog-ng.sysconfig
 Source21: rsyslog-3.14.1-logrotate.d-rsyslog.log
 Source30: rsyslog-syslog-ng-fc10.sysconfig
 Source31: rsyslog-3.21.9-logrotate.d-rsyslog.log
+
+Patch0: syslog-ng-2.1.4-libnet.patch
+
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires: eventlog-devel >= %{evtlog_ver}
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ BuildRequires: glib2-static
 %if 0%{?rhel}
 BuildRequires: tcp_wrappers
 BuildRequires: eventlog-static >= %{evtlog_ver}
+BuildRequires: automake
 %else
 BuildRequires: tcp_wrappers-devel
 %endif
@@ -64,6 +68,9 @@ ideal for firewalled environments.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%if 0%{?rhel}
+%patch0 -p1 -b .libnet
+%endif
 
 # fix perl path
 %{__sed} -i 's|^#!/usr/local/bin/perl|#!%{__perl}|' contrib/relogger.pl
@@ -219,6 +226,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Aug 20 2009 Ray Van Dolson <rayvd@fedoraproject.org> - 2.1.4-4
+- libnet linking (bug#518150)
+
 * Tue Aug 18 2009 Ray Van Dolson <rayvd@fedoraproject.org> - 2.1.4-3
 - Init script fix (bug#517339)