diff --git a/Shorewall2/changelog.txt b/Shorewall2/changelog.txt
index b815d5ab8..23705a01d 100644
--- a/Shorewall2/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall2/changelog.txt
@@ -190,3 +190,5 @@ Changes since 2.0.3
 92) Add OPENVPNPORT option.
 
 93) Remove OPENVPNPORT option and change default port to 1194.
+
+94) Avoid shell error during "shorewall stop/clear"
diff --git a/Shorewall2/firewall b/Shorewall2/firewall
index 16c556b4f..caf7bf10a 100755
--- a/Shorewall2/firewall
+++ b/Shorewall2/firewall
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ disable_ipv6() {
 }
 
 disable_ipv6_1() {
-    local foo=$(ip -f inet6 addr ls 2> /dev/null)
+    local foo="$(ip -f inet6 addr ls 2> /dev/null)"
 
     if [ -n "$foo" ]; then
 	if qt which ip6tables; then
diff --git a/Shorewall2/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall2/releasenotes.txt
index cdbfb1769..bc641c15e 100755
--- a/Shorewall2/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall2/releasenotes.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Shorewall 2.2.0-RC2
+Shorewall 2.2.0-RC3
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Problems Corrected since 2.0.3
@@ -192,6 +192,13 @@ Problems corrected since 2.2.0 Beta 8:
 1) The syntax of the add and delete command has been clarified in the
    help summary produced by /sbin/shorewall.
 
+Problems corrected since 2.2.0 RC2
+
+1) The following error message could appear during "shorewall stop" or
+   "shorewall clear":
+
+	      local: lo:: bad variable name
+
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Issues when migrating from Shorewall 2.0 to Shorewall 2.2: